Emotions, stress, and maternal motivation in primates

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 516-529

  Maestripieri, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Emotions; Mammals; Maternal motivation; Rhesus monkeys

Indexed keywords

LABORATORY METHOD; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; PRIMATE; RODENT; WEANING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTIVATION; PRIMATES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

MACACA MULATTA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 79954497752     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20882     Document Type: Review

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