Maternal separation alters social odor preference development in infant mice (Mus musculus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-301

  Thomas, Nathaniel R ^a   Fonken, Laura K ^a   LeBlanc, Michelle E ^a   Cornwell, Catherine A ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant development; Maternal separation; Mice; Nest odor; Odor preference; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOUSE; NESTING; NEWBORN; ODOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MICE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ODORS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77955818596     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018896     Document Type: Article

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