Alloparenting experience affects future parental behavior and reproductive success in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).
Alloparenting experience affects future parental behavior and reproductive success in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).
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DOI：
10.1016/j.beproc.2009.08.008
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发表时间：
2010-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Bales, Karen Lisa
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作者：
Stone, Anita Iyengar;Mathieu, Denise;Griffin, Luana;Bales, Karen Lisa
Various hypotheses have been proposed to explain the function of alloparental behavior in cooperatively breeding species. We examined whether alloparental experience as juveniles enhanced later parental care and reproductive success in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster), a cooperatively breeding rodent. Juveniles cared for one litter of siblings (1EX), two litters of siblings (2EX) or no siblings (0EX). As adults, these individuals were mated to other 0EX, 1EX or 2EX voles, yielding seven different pair combinations, and we recorded measures of parental behaviors, reproductive success, and pup development. As juveniles, individuals caring for siblings for the first time were more alloparental; and as adults, 0EX females paired with 0EX males spent more time in the nest with their pups. Taken together, these results suggest that inexperienced animals spend more time in infant care. As parents, 1EX males spent more time licking their pups than 2EX and 0EX males. Pups with either a 1EX or 2EX parent gained weight faster than pups with 0EX parents during certain developmental periods. While inexperienced animals may spend more time in pup care, long-term benefits of alloparenting may become apparent in the display of certain, particularly important parental behaviors such as licking pups, and in faster weight gain of offspring.
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影响因子：
2.4
作者：
Bales, K;O'Herron, M;Dietz, JM
通讯作者：
Dietz, JM
影响因子：
56.9
作者：
Clutton-Brock, TH;Russell, AF;Cameron, EZ
通讯作者：
Cameron, EZ
DOI：
10.1139/z97-065
发表时间：
1997-04-01
期刊：
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE
影响因子：
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作者：
Getz, LL;McGuire, B
通讯作者：
McGuire, B
影响因子：
2.3
作者：
Hayes, LD;Solomon, NG
通讯作者：
Solomon, NG
影响因子：
3.6
作者：
CARTER, CS;GETZ, LL;ARNOLD, P
通讯作者：
ARNOLD, P