Journal article
Effects of consanguinity, exposure to pregnant females, and stimulation from young on male gerbils' responses to pups
Abstract
In three experiments investigating variables affecting responses of male Mongolian gerbils to conspecific young, we compared the behavior directed towards pups of natural fathers, virgin foster fathers, and sexually experienced foster fathers (Experiment 1); males either previously exposed or not exposed to pregnant females (Experiment 2); and males provided or not provided with extra opportunities to huddle over pups (Experiment 3). We found …
Authors
Clark MM; Liu C; Galef BG
Journal
Developmental Psychobiology, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 257–264
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
December 2001
DOI
10.1002/dev.1004
ISSN
0012-1630