Maternal gestational androgens are associated with decreased juvenile play in white-faced marmosets (Callithrix geoffroyi)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-145

  Birnie, Andrew K ^a   Hendricks, Shelton E ^a   Smith, Adam S ^a   Milam, Ross ^b   French, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b Dana College   (United States)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Intrauterine environment; Maternal androgens; Organizational effects; Prenatal programming; Rough and tumble play; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALLITRICHINAE; CALLITRIX GEOFFROYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MACACA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALLITHRIX; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOTHERS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84864316299     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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