The Hamster

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Origin of the Hamster

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. History of the Capture and Domestication of the Syrian Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse)

      • Michael R. Murphy

      Pages 3-20

3. Reproductive Endocrinology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. The Estrous Cycle

      • Robert D. Lisk

      Pages 23-51

   3. Endocrinology of the Pregnant Hamster

      • Gilbert S. Greenwald

      Pages 53-72

   4. Male Hamster Reproductive Endocrinology

      • Andrzej Bartke

      Pages 73-98

   5. Pineal—Reproductive Interactions

      • Russel J. Reiter

      Pages 99-118

4. Social Behaviors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119

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   2. Communication

      • Robert E. Johnston

      Pages 121-154

   3. Sexual Differentiation and Development

      • Lynwood G. Clemens, Jeffrey A. Witcher

      Pages 155-171

   4. Female Sexual Behavior

      • C. Sue Carter

      Pages 173-189

   5. Male Sexual Behavior

      • Harold I. Siegel

      Pages 191-206

   6. Parental Behavior

      • Harold I. Siegel

      Pages 207-228

   7. Neural Basis of Reproductive Behavior

      • Charles W. Malsbury, Mario O. Miceli, Charles W. Scouten

      Pages 229-259

   8. Aggressive Behavior

      • Harold I. Siegel

      Pages 261-286

5. Development and Individual Function

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287

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   2. Behavioral Development in the Syrian Golden Hamster

      • Thomas A. Schoenfeld, Christiana M. Leonard

      Pages 289-321

   3. Biological Rhythms

      • Lawrence P. Morin

      Pages 323-361

   4. Regulation of Energy Balance in the Golden Hamster

      • Katarina T. Borer

      Pages 363-408

viii The final section consists of a chapter on development by Thomas Schoenfeld and Christiana Leonard and three chapters devoted to functions of individuals. These in­ clude biological rhythms by Lawrence Morin, energy balance by Katarina Borer, and the visual and somatosensory systems by Barbara Finlay and Claire Berian. I am extremely delighted and proud to have played a role in this work and I wish to thank each contributor, Plenum Press (especially Kirk Jensen), Jay Rosenblatt, and the Rutgers University Research Council. In addition, I extend my thanks and my love to my family-Marilyn, Matt, Paul, Scott, and my mother and father, who taught me to appreciate animals. Harold I. Siegel Newark, New Jersey Contents I. Origin 0/ the Hamster Chapter 1 History of the Capture and Domestication of the Syrian Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse) MICHAEL R. MURPHY 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. The Early Years: Discovery and Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. On the Road to Jerusalem: Capture and Breeding ................... 7 4. The Invasion of America: Dissemination and Proliferation . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . 5. New Genes on the Line: A Reconnaissance Expedition to Aleppo ....... 17 6. Conclusion ................................................. 18 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Reproductive Endocrinology Chapter 2 The Estrous Cycle ROBERT D. LISK 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Sexual Maturation-The First Estrous Cycle ....................... 24 2.1. The Ovary ............................................. 26 2.2. The Pituitary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . 2.3. The Brain ............................................. 31 3. Follicle Maturation and Ovulation ............................... 33 3.1. Time of Ovulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . 3.2. Ovarian Steroids and Ovulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . .

• Adaptation
• anatomy
• animals
• behavior
• development
• endocrinology
• energy
• energy balance
• morphology
• nervous system
• ontogeny
• physiology
• reproduction
• social behavior
• system

• Institute of Animal Behavior and Department of Psychology, University College, Rutgers University, Newark, USA

  Harold I. Siegel

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