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William C. Young was a major founder of the discipline of behavioral endocrinology. His impact derived from theoretical writing, voluminous important empirical research, and the many scientists he trained and inspired. He was instrumental in establishing that effects of androgens secreted pre-– and/or postnatally organize structures that mediate mating behavior in several mammalian species. His academic descendants are major contributors to modern behavioral neuroendocrinology.
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Zucker, I. (2022). William Caldwell Young. In: Nelson, R.J., Weil, Z.M. (eds) Biographical History of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12970-4_5
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