Comparison of the effects of the mother and an unfamiliar adult female on cortisol and behavioral responses of pre-and postweaning guinea pigs

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-100

  Graves, Franklynn C ^a   Hennessy, Michael B ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Cortisol; Guinea pig; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal; Juvenile adolescent sexual behavior; Novelty; Social influences; Weaning

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VOCALIZATION; WEANING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOTHERS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034009591     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(200003)36:2<91::AID-DEV1>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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