Elevated urinary testosterone excretion and decreased maternal caregiving effort in marmosets when conception occurs during the period of infant dependence

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-48

  Fite, Jeffrey E ^a   French, Jeffrey A ^a   Patera, Kimberly J ^a   Hopkins, Elizabeth C ^a   Rukstalis, Michael ^a   Ross, Corinna N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Callithrix kuhlii; Callitrichid; Conception; Infant care; Marmoset; Maternal behavior; Postpartum; Reproduction; Testosterone; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; REPRODUCTION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 9944233155     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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