Mother rabbits and their offspring: Timing is everything

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-76

  González Mariscal, Gabriela ^a  

^a CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Hair pulling; Maternal behavior; Maternal nest; Milk output; Nursing; Oxytocin; Prolactin; Rabbit; Refractory period; Suckling; Timing

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN; PHEROMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK PRODUCTION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NESTING; NIPPLE; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; RABBIT; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33846596165     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20196     Document Type: Review

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