Social organization predicts nature of infant-adult interactions in two species of wild guinea pigs (Cavia aperea and Galea monasteriensis)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-18

  Hennessy, Michael B ^a   Neisen, Gesa ^b,d   Bullinger, Katie L ^a,c   Kaiser, Sylvia ^b   Sachser, Norbert ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caviomorph rodent; Filial attachment; Guinea pig; Infant adult interaction; Social organization

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33645389720     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.1.12     Document Type: Article

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