Mother-infant and adult female choice behavior in rhesus monkeys after various rearing experiences.

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ADULT FEMALE AND INFANT MONKEYS REARED UNDER VARYING CONDITIONS CHOSE BETWEEN THEIR OWN VS. OTHER MOTHERS OR INFANTS, UNFAMILIAR ADULTS VS. INFANTS, AND FEMALES VARYING IN AGE. NORMALLY REARED MOTHER-INFANT PAIRS CHOSE OWN MOTHER OR INFANT; MULTIPLE MOTHERING PRODUCED NO PREFERENCE FOR OWN MOTHER OR INFANT; MOTHERLESS MOTHERS (MMS) DID NOT PREFER THEIR OWN INFANTS, ALTHOUGH THEIR INFANTS PREFERRED OWN MOTHERS. NORMALLY REARED INFANTS PREFERRED INFANTS OVER ADULTS; MULTIPLE-MOTHERED INFANTS PREFERRED ADULTS; INFANTS OF MMS STRONGLY PREFERRED AN ADULT; ALL BUT NORMALLY REARED MOTHERS CHOSE AN UNFAMILIAR ADULT OVER AN INFANT. LABORATORY-BORN FEMALES PREFERRED ADULTS TO YOUNGER MONKEYS REGARDLESS OF PREVIOUS BIRTHS; FERAL-BORN FEMALES EXHIBITED INCREASED NEONATE PREFERENCE WITH INCREASED BIRTHS. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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