Cortisol concentrations in the milk of rhesus monkey mothers are associated with confident temperament in sons, but not daughters

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-104

  Sullivan, Erin C ^a,b   Hinde, Katie ^a,c   Mendoza, Sally P ^a,b   Capitanio, John P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant development; Lactation; Macaca mulatta; Maternal programming; Personality

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MILK; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPERAMENT;

MACACA MULATTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78650225637     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20483     Document Type: Article

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