Outline of the evolution of behavioral and nonbehavioral patterns of parental care among the vertebrates: Critical characteristics of mammalian and avian parental behavior

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-271

  Rosenblatt, Jay S ^a  

^a Rutgers The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Avian; Evolution; Family; Fishes; Mammalian; Parental behavior; Parental care; Reptiles; Social organization; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; MAMMALS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0141990788     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00344     Document Type: Review

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