Brian Trainor
Assistant Professor
bctrainor@ucdavis.edu
Office
102G Young Hall
+1 530 752 1672
2003
PhD
University of Wisconsin
Psychology
1998
MS
University of Nebraska
Biological Sciences
1996
BS
University of Texas
Biology
Our research examines how the environment regulates the effects of steroid hormones on social behaviors.
Psychology
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
Society for Neuroscience
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology
Animal Behavior
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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.
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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
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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
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Nelson, R. J. & Trainor, B. C. 2007. Neural mechanisms of aggression. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 8, 536-546.
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Trainor, B. C. & Hofmann, H. A. 2006. Somatostatin regulates aggressive behavior in the cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni. Endocrinology, 147, 5119-5125.
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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.
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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.
PSC
190
Introduction to Behavioral Genetics
Fall
PSC
251
Genetic Correlates of Behavior
Winter
PSC
101
Introduction to Psychobiology
Spring