Comments to K.E. Wynne-Edwards and M.E. Timonin 2007. Paternal care in rodents: Weakening support of hormonal regulation of the transition to behavioral fatherhood in rodent animal models of biparental care, Horm & Behav 52: 114-121

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 557-559

  Schradin, Carsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Paternal care; Prolactin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; INFANTICIDE; LETTER; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RODENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HORMONES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, ANIMAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RODENTIA;

EID: 36049050376     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.08.008     Document Type: Letter

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