First-time rhesus monkey mothers, and mothers of sons, preferentially engage in face-to-face interactions with their infants

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 238-246

  Dettmer, Amanda M ^a   Kaburu, Stefano S K ^a,b   Byers, Kristen L ^a   Murphy, Ashley M ^a   Soneson, Emma ^a,c   Wooddell, Lauren J ^a   Suomi, Stephen J ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant sex; Macaca mulatta; Mother infant interaction; Mutual gaze; Parity

Indexed keywords

PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MARYLAND; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RHESUS MONKEY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MARYLAND; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84956749927     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22503     Document Type: Article

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