In uniparental Phodopus sungorus, new mothers, and fathers present during the birth of their offspring, are the only hamsters that readily consume fresh placenta

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 528-536

  Gregg, Jennifer K ^a   Wynne Edwards, Katherine E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biparental care; Carnivory; Dwarf hamster; Midwifery; Paternal care; Phodopus sungorus; Placenta; Placentophagia; Siberian hamster

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PLACENTA; PLACENTOPHAGIA; PROGENY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CRICETINAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHODOPUS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; PHODOPUS CAMPBELLI; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS;

EID: 33750283327     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20174     Document Type: Article

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