Stimuli Associated with Pregnancy Prepare for Maternal Behavior in Rats
- 1 December 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 43 (3_suppl) , 1175-1182
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1978.43.3f.1175
Abstract
Cohabitation with pregnant females decreased the time required for reproductively naive female rats to become maternal with constant stimulation by pups. Experience with a companion's parturition did not add to experience related to her pregnancy. Exposure to pregnancy-related stimuli also increased nestbuilding as an initial response of virgins to pups. Social isolation for 9 days before exposure to pups decreased both contact with pups and cannibalism.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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