A review of the methods of studies on infant ultrasound production and maternal retrieval in small rodents

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-52

  Hahn, Martin E ^a   Lavooy, Maria J ^b  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal behavior; Mice; Pup retrieval; Rats; Rodents; Ultrasonic calls; USVs

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL FOOD; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOUSE STRAIN; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX ROLE; SOUND DETECTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; RODENTIA; ULTRASONICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 13644256065     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-004-0854-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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