Effects of Seasonality and Pregnancy on Hair Loss and Regrowth in Rhesus Macaques

Authors: Allison Heagerty, Rebecca A. Wales, Kristine Coleman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: alopecia, anagen, hair regrowth, macaca-mulatta, macaque, pregnancy, telogen

2024

Maternal Behavior, Posture Change, and Production Performance of Lactating Sows Housed in an Enriched Environment

Authors: Ran Yi, Chao Wang, Xin Zhang, Peng Zhao, Mingyue Zhang, Xiang Li, Shiquan Cui, Honggui Liu, Jun Bao

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enriched environment, posture, sows, survival

2019

Associations among within-litter differences in early mothering received and later emotional behaviors, mothering, and cortical tryptophan hydroxylase-2 expression in female laboratory rats

Authors: Christina M. Ragan, Kaitlyn M. Harding, Joseph S. Lonstein

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, maternal behavior, neophobia, tryptophan hydroxylase-2, within-litter

2016

Neuroplasticity in the maternal hippocampus: Relation to cognition and effects of repeated stress

Authors: Jodi L. Pawluski, Kelly G. Lambert, Craig H. Kinsley

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: depression, hippocampus, lactation, parental brain, postpartum, pregnancy, spatial memory, steroid hormones

2016

Variable postpartum responsiveness among humans and other primates with “cooperative breeding”: A comparative and evolutionary perspective

Authors: Sarah B. Hrdy

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: abandonment, allomaternal care, alloparental provisioning in primates, cooperative breeding, infanticide, postpartum responsiveness, social support

2016

Acoustic analysis of cattle (Bos taurus) mother–offspring contact calls from a source–filter theory perspective

Authors: Mónica Padilla de la Torre, Elodie F. Briefer, Tom Reader, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, calf, cow, individuality, livestock, vocal communication

2015

Confinement of sows for different periods during lactation: effects on behaviour and lesions of sows and performance of piglets

Authors: Lambertz,C., Petig,M., Elkmann,A., Gauly,M.

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: behaviour, farrowing crate, integument, loose-housing, sow

2015

Early transfer of mated females into the maternity unit reduces stress and increases maternal care in farm mink

Authors: Jens Malmkvist, Rupert Palme

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: american mink, hpa axis, maternal behaviour, neovison vison aka mustela vison, nest building, reproduction, stress

2015

Polar bear mother-offspring interactions in maternity dens in captivity

Authors: Chad van Gessel

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acoustic communication, maternity den, polar bear, ursus maritimus

2015

The maintenance and termination of maternal behavior in rabbits: Involvement of suckling and progesterone

Authors: Gabriela González-Mariscal, José Antonio Gallegos

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: lactation, mammary gland, oxytocin, prolactin, uterus, weaning

2014