Olfactory guidance of nipple attachment and suckling in kittens of the domestic cat: Inborn and learned responses

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 662-671

  Raihani, Gina ^a   González, Daniel ^a   Arteaga, Lourdes ^b   Hudson, Robyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Domestic cat; Felis silvestris catus; Nipple search pheromone; Odor learning; Reproductive state; Teat order

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; NIPPLES; ODORS; PREGNANCY; SMELL; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; TOUCH; VIDEO RECORDING;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 73349090239     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20401     Document Type: Article

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