Behavioral development in three hamster species Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractThe preweaning behavioral development was compared in 3 hamster species: the golden (Mesocricetus auratus), Chinese (Cricetulus griseus), and Djungarian (Phodopus sungorus). Differences in the age of appearance of action patterns could not be summarized by simply ranking species on either precocity or developmental speed, nor were they eliminated by measuring age from conception. Problems in the interpretation of species differences in the age of appearance of action patterns are discussed.

authors

• Daly, Martin

status

• published 

publication date

• July 1976

has subject area

• 1701 Psychology (FoR)
• 1702 Cognitive Sciences (FoR)
• Adaptation, Biological (MeSH)
• Age Factors (MeSH)
• Animals (MeSH)
• Behavior, Animal (MeSH)
• Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology (Science Metrix)
• Cricetinae (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Gestational Age (MeSH)
• Litter Size (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Motor Activity (MeSH)
• Pregnancy (MeSH)
• Species Specificity (MeSH)

published in

• Developmental Psychobiology  Journal

keywords

• Adaptation, Biological
• Age Factors
• Animals
• Behavior, Animal
• Cricetinae
• Female
• Gestational Age
• Litter Size
• Male
• Motor Activity
• Pregnancy
• Species Specificity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/dev.420090404

PubMed ID

• 955290

start page

• 315

end page

• 323

volume

• 9

issue

• 4