Post-partum variation in the expression of paternal care is unrelated to urinary steroid metabolites in marmoset fathers

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 551-558

  Cavanaugh, Jon ^a   French, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Estradiol; Offspring care experience; Paternal care; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALLITRICHINAE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ESTRADIOL; FATHERS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84876464716     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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