Brian Trainor, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Lab
University of California, Davis, CA.
Publications
Selected Publications
2009
33. Trainor, B. C., Crean,
K. K., Fry, W. H. D., and Sweeney, C. in press. Activation of extracellular
signal-regulated kinases in social behavior circuits during resident-intruder
aggression tests. Neuroscience.
32. Trainor, B. C., Sweeney, C., Cardiff, R. 2009. Isolating the effects of social interactions on cancer biology. Cancer Prev. Res., 2, 843-846.
31.
Trainor, B. C., Sisk, C. L & Nelson, R. J. 2009. Hormonal processes
in the development and expression of aggressive behavior. Hormones
Brain and Behavior 2nd Edition (Pfaff et al. eds), pp 167-203.
30. Corbin, C. J., Berger,
T., Ford, J. J., Roselli, C. E., Sienkiewicz, W., Trainor, B. C., Roser,
J. F., Vidal, J. D., Harada, N., and Conley, A. J. 2009. Pocrine brain
aromatase cytochrome P450: isoform characterization, sexually dimorphic
and spatial expression, and regulation by enzyme inhibition in neonatal
boars. Biology of Reproduction, 81, 388-395.
2008
29. Trainor, B. C., Finy, M.
S. & Nelson, R. J. 2008. Estradiol rapidly increases short-day aggression
in a non-seasonally breeding rodent. Hormones
and Behavior, 53, 192-199.
28. Trainor, B. C., Finy, M. S. & Nelson, R. J. 2008. Paternal aggression in a biparental mouse: Parallels with maternal aggression. Hormones and Behavior, 53, 200-207.
27. Workman, J. L., Trainor, B. C., Finy, M. S. & Nelson, R. J. 2008. Effects of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and social housing of anxiety-like behavior. Behavioural Brain Research, 187, 109-115.
26. Marler, C. A., Trainor, B. C., Gleason, E., Bester-Meredith, J. K. & Becker, E. 2008. The effects of paternal behavior on offspring aggression and hormones in the biparental California mouse. In: R. J. Bridges (Ed.), Neurobiology of the Parental Brain, Academic Press, New York, pp. 435-448.
2007
25. Trainor, B. C., Rowland, M. R. & Nelson, R. J. 2007. Photoperiod affects estrogen receptor alpha, estrogen receptor beta, and aggressive behavior. European Journal of Neuroscience, 26, 207-218.
24. Nelson, R. J. & Trainor, B. C. 2007. Neural mechanisms of aggression. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 8, 536-546.
23. Trainor, B. C., Lin, S., Finy, M. S., Rowland, M. R. & Nelson, R. J. 2007. Photoperiod reverses the effects of estrogens on male aggression via genomic and nongenomic pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 104, 9840-9845.
Supplementary methods and data.
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22. Trainor, B. C., Workman, J. L., Jessen, R. & Nelson, R. J. 2007. Impaired nitric oxide synthase signaling dissociates social investigation and aggression. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121, 362-369.
21. Trainor, B. C. & Hofmann, H. A. 2007. Somatostatin and somatostatin receptor gene expression in dominant and subordinate cichlid fish Behavioural Brain Research, 179, 314-320.
20. Martin, L. B. II, Trainor,
B. C., Finy, M. S., Nelson, R. J. 2007. HPA activity and neotic and anxiety-like
behavior vary among Peromyscus species. General
and Comparative Endocrinology, 151,
342-350.
19. Navara, K. J. Trainor, B. C., Nelson, R. J. 2007. Photoperiod alters macrophage responsiveness, but not expression of toll-like receptors in Siberian hamsters. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 148, 354-359.
2006
18. Trainor, B. C., Kyomen,
H. H. & Marler, C. A. 2006. Estrogenic encounters: How interactions
between aromatase and the environment modulate aggression. Frontiers
in Neuroendocrinology, 27,
170-179.
17. Trainor, B. C., Greiwe, K. M. & Nelson, R. J. 2006. Individual differences in estrogen receptor alpha in select brain nuclei are associated with individual differences in aggression. Hormones and Behavior, 50, 338-345.
16. Trainor, B. C. & Hofmann,
H. A. 2006. Somatostatin regulates aggressive behavior in the cichlid
fish, Astatotilapia burtoni. Endocrinology,
147, 5119-5125.
15. Nelson, R. J., Trainor, B. C., Chiavegatto, S. & Demas, G. E. 2006. Pleiotropic contributions of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS-1) to aggressive behavior. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 30, 346-355.
14. Frazier, C. R. M., Trainor,
B. C., Cravens, C. J., Whitney, T. K. & Marler, C. A. 2006. Paternal
behavior influences development of aggression and vasopressin expression
in male California mouse offspring. Hormones
and Behavior, 50, 699-707.
13. Trainor, B. C. & Basolo,
A. L. 2006. Female swordtail preference for incomplete swords: position
effects of stripe components. Animal
Behaviour, 71, 135-140.
12. Trainor, B. C., Martin,
L. B., Kuhlman, J., Greiwe, K. M. & Nelson, R. J. 2006. Social and
photoperiod effects on reproduction. General
and Comparative Endocrinology,
30, 346-355.
11. Pyter, L. M., Trainor, B. C. & Nelson, R. J. 2006. Testosterone and photoperiod interact to affect spatial learning and memory in adult male white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus). European Journal of Neuroscience, 23, 3056-3062.
2005
10. Marler, C. A., Oyegbile, T., Plavicki, J. & Trainor, B. C. 2005. Response to Wingfield Commentary on "A continuing saga: the role of testosterone in aggression". Hormones and Behavior, 48, 256-258.
9. Marler, C. A., Trainor, B. C., Davis, E. S. 2005. Aggression and paternal behavior. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14, 163-166.
2004
8. Trainor, B. C., Bird, I. M. & Marler, C. A. 2004. Opposing hormonal mechanisms of aggression revealed through short-lived testosterone manipulations and multiple winning experiences. Hormones and Behavior, 45, 115-121.
2003
7. Trainor, B. C., Rouse, K. L. & Marler, C. A. 2003. Arginine vasotocin interacts with the social environment to regulate advertisement calling in the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor). Brain Behavior and Evolution, 61, 165-171.
6. Trainor, B. C., Bird, I. M., Alday, N. A., Schlinger, B. A. & Marler, C. A. 2003. Variation in aromatase activity in the medial preoptic area and plasma progesterone is associated with the onset of paternal behavior. Neuroendocrinology, 78, 36-44.
5. Marler, C. A., Bester-Meredith, J. K. & Trainor, B. C. 2003. Paternal behavior and aggression: Endocrine mechanisms and nongenomic transmission of behavior. Advances in the Study of Behavior, 32, 263-323.
2002
4. Trainor, B. C. & Marler, C. A. 2002. Testosterone promotes paternal behaviour in a monogamous mammal via conversion to oestrogen. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 269, 823-829.
3. Basolo, A. L. & Trainor, B. C. 2002. Multi-component male trait evolution via a preexisting bias. Animal Behaviour, 63, 469-474.
2001
2. Trainor, B. C. & Marler, C. A. 2001. Testosterone, paternal behavior, and aggression in the monogamous California mouse, Peromyscus californicus. Hormones and Behavior, 40, 32-42.
2000
1. Trainor, B. C. & Basolo, A. L. 2000. An evaluation of video playback using Xiphophorus helleri. Animal Behaviour, 59, 83-89.