Modeling Dad: Animal models of paternal behavior

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 438-451

  Kentner, Amanda C ^a   Abizaid, Alfonso ^b   Bielajew, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal model; Hormone; Maternal behavior; Monogamous; Neural basis; Parental investment; Paternal behavior; Polygamous; Sex differences; Social modeling

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; UROCORTIN; VASOPRESSIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING SUCCESS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; DOPAMINE RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; MATING SYSTEM; MONOGAMY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NESTING; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POLYGAMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 72449123168     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2009.08.010     Document Type: Review

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