INHIBITION OF INFANTICIDE AND ONSET OF PATERNAL CARE IN MALE-MICE (MUS-MUSCULUS)
INHIBITION OF INFANTICIDE AND ONSET OF PATERNAL CARE IN MALE-MICE (MUS-MUSCULUS)
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DOI:
10.1037/0735-7036.99.4.457
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
ELWOOD, RW
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作者:
ELWOOD, RW
Unmated male mice (M. musculus) tend to be infanticidal toward test pups. However, some time between mating and the birth of their litter males stop killing and become paternal toward test pups. Both the act of copulation and postmating cohabitation with the female influence this onset of paternal care. The magnitude of the effect of copulation is markedly influenced by prior social experiences. However, just 1 day of cohabitation after mating has the effect of reducing infanticidal tendencies and increasing paternal responses. The timing of this effect coincides with changes in the agonistic interactions between the sees and apparent changes in dominance/subordinary relations. The overall effect is a complete inhibition of infanticide which allows the onset of paternal care.