Effects of litter size, sex and periconceptional ewe nutrition on side preference and cognitive flexibility in the offspring

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-87

  Hernandez, Carlos E ^a,b   Harding, Jane E ^a   Oliver, Mark H ^a   Bloomfield, Frank H ^a   Held, Suzanne D E ^c   Matthews, Lindsay R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Laterality; Maze; Prenatal undernutrition; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; FEMALE; LEARNING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REWARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TWINS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DIET; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REVERSAL LEARNING; REWARD; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 67849101650     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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