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Sally P. Mendoza is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with specific contributions in subfields such as Social Psychology, Ecology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Physiology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

Their scientific work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

Mendoza has published several recent papers in respected journals, offering insight into primate behavior and hormonal influences. Notable publications include:

  • "Relationship tenure differentially influences pair-bond behavior in male and female socially monogamous titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus)," 2020, American Journal of Primatology
  • "Long term effects of chronic intranasal oxytocin on adult pair bonding behavior and brain glucose uptake in titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus)," 2022, Hormones and Behavior
  • "The onset of puberty in colony-housed male and female titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus): Possible effects of oxytocin treatment during peri-adolescent development," 2022, Hormones and Behavior
  • "Relationships between cortisol and urinary androgens in female titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus)," 2021, General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • "Obituary and tributes: William Alvin Mason (1926−2023)," 2023, American Journal of Primatology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mendoza include:

  • Karen L. Bales
  • Logan E. Savidge
  • Leana R. Goetze
  • Alexander Baxter
  • Lynea R. Witczak

The scientist's work regularly appears in several key publication venues, such as:

  • American Journal of Primatology
  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Therapeutic Recreation Journal

Best Publications

  • Are subordinates always stressed? a comparative analysis of rank differences in cortisol levels among primates

    D.H Abbott;E.B Keverne;F.B Bercovitch;C.A Shively

  • The effects of bilateral lesions of the amygdala on dyadic social interactions in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).

    Nathan J. Emery;John P. Capitanio;William A. Mason;Christopher J. Machado

  • Increased social fear and decreased fear of objects in monkeys with neonatal amygdala lesions.

    M. D. Prather;P. Lavenex;M. L. Mauldin-Jourdain;W. A. Mason

  • Cortisol circadian rhythms and response to stress in children with autism.

    Blythe A. Corbett;Sally Mendoza;Maryam Abdullah;Jacob A. Wegelin

  • The Biology of Paternal Care in Human and Nonhuman Primates

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Claudia R. Valeggia;Sally P. Mendoza

  • Chronic intranasal oxytocin causes long-term impairments in partner preference formation in male prairie voles

    Karen L. Bales;Karen L. Bales;Allison M. Perkeybile;Olivia G. Conley;Meredith H. Lee

  • Cortisol in mother’s milk across lactation reflects maternal life history and predicts infant temperament

    Katie Hinde;Katie Hinde;Katie Hinde;Amy L. Skibiel;Amy L. Skibiel;Alison B. Foster;Laura Del Rosso

  • Mother-infant attachment in the squirrel monkey: adrenal response to separation.

    Christopher L. Coe;Sally P. Mendoza;William P. Smotherman;Seymour Levine

  • Social stress results in altered glucocorticoid regulation and shorter survival in simian acquired immune deficiency syndrome

    John P. Capitanio;Sally P. Mendoza;Nicholas W. Lerche;William A. Mason

  • Comparing cortisol, stress, and sensory sensitivity in children with autism

    Blythe A. Corbett;Clayton W. Schupp;Seymour Levine;Sally Mendoza

  • The amygdala: is it an essential component of the neural network for social cognition?

    David G Amaral;John P Capitanio;John P Capitanio;Melissa Jourdain;Melissa Jourdain;William A Mason;William A Mason

  • The physiological response to group formation in adult male squirrel monkeys.

    Sally P. Mendoza;Christopher L. Coe;Edna L. Lowe;Seymour Levine

  • Rearing environment and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal regulation in young rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).

    John P. Capitanio;Sally P. Mendoza;William A. Mason;Nicole Maninger

  • Parental division of labour and differentiation of attachments in a monogamous primate (Callicebus moloch)

    Sally P. Mendoza;William A. Mason

  • Contrasting responses to intruders and to involuntary separation by monogamous and polygynous New World monkeys.

    Sally P. Mendoza;William A. Mason

  • Social status constrains the stress response in the squirrel monkey.

    Christopher L. Coe;Sally P. Mendoza;Seymour Levine

  • Social stress enhances sympathetic innervation of primate lymph nodes: mechanisms and implications for viral pathogenesis

    Erica Kate Sloan;John P Capitanio;Ross P Tarara;Sally P Mendoza

  • Serotonin transporter expression is predicted by early life stress and is associated with disinhibited behavior in infant rhesus macaques

    E. L. Kinnally;E. R. Tarara;W. A. Mason;S. P. Mendoza

  • Pituitary-adrenal response to separation in mother and infant squirrel monkeys.

    Sally P. Mendoza;William P. Smotherman;Martin T. Miner;Joel Kaplan

  • Variable cortisol circadian rhythms in children with autism and anticipatory stress

    Blythe A. Corbett;Sally Mendoza;Jacob A. Wegelin;Vanessa Carmean

  • Responses of infant Titi monkeys, Callicebus moloch, to removal of one or both parents: Evidence for paternal attachment

    Kurt A. Hoffman;Sally P. Mendoza;Michael B. Hennessy;William A. Mason

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Mason
William A. Mason University of California, Davis
John P. Capitanio
John P. Capitanio University of California, Davis
William S. Kremen
William S. Kremen University of California, San Diego
Seymour Levine
Seymour Levine Stanford University
Michael J. Lyons
Michael J. Lyons Boston University
Carol E. Franz
Carol E. Franz University of California, San Diego
Kristen C. Jacobson
Kristen C. Jacobson University of Chicago
Hong Xian
Hong Xian Saint Louis University
Sonia J. Lupien
Sonia J. Lupien University of Montreal
Matthew S. Panizzon
Matthew S. Panizzon University of California, San Diego

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