Acute effects of corticosterone injection on paternal behavior in California mouse (Peromyscus californicus) fathers

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 666-675

  Harris, Breanna N ^a   Perea Rodriguez, Juan Pablo ^a   Saltzman, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Body mass; California mice; Corticosterone; Glucocorticoid; HPA; Paternal care; Peromyscus; Stress; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; FATHERS; FERTILITY; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PEROMYSCUS;

EID: 80555131103     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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