Maternal behavior in mammals.

Parental Investment and Sexual Selection

There is a tendency among biologists studying social behavior to regard the adult sex ratio as an independent variable to which the species reacts with appropriate adaptations. ...

Walker's Mammals of the World

From aardwolves and bandicoots to yapoks and zorillas, Ernest P. Walker's Mammals of the World is the most comprehensive-the pre-eminent-reference work on mammals. Now, complete...

The neural correlates of maternal and romantic love

The psychoneuroendocrinology of diabetes mellitus in rodents

The metabolic-endocrine state of diabetes mellitus affects the brain and behavior of diabetic animals. Feeding, paradoxical sleep, analgesia, submissive behavior, and avoidance ...

Subordination stress: Behavioral, brain, and neuroendocrine correlates

In mixed-sex rat groups consistent asymmetries in offensive and defensive behaviors of male dyads are associated with the development of dominance hierarchies. Subordinate males...