Sex differences in rhesus monkey toy preferences parallel those of children

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-364

  Hassett, Janice M ^a,b   Siebert, Erin R ^a   Wallen, Kim ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Gender; Hormones; Rhesus monkey; Sex differences; Socialization; Toy preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIALIZATION; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 47549112862     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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