Parental Care: Evolution, Mechanisms, and Adaptive Significance

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Author(s): Jay S. Rosenblatt and Charles T. Snowdon (Eds.)
Series: Advances in the Study of Behavior 25
Publisher: Elsevier, Academic Press
Year: 1996

Language: English
Pages: iii-xix, 3-712

Content:
Edited by
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages xiii-xiv

Preface
Page xv
Jay S. Rosenblatt, Charles T. Snowdon

Introduction
Pages xvii-xix
Jay S. Rosenblatt, Charles T. Snowdon

Parental Care in Invertebrates Original Research Article
Pages 3-51
Stephen T. Trumbo

Cause and Effect of Parental Care in Fishes: An Epigenetic Perspective Original Research Article
Pages 53-107
Stephen Crawford, Eugene K. Balon

Parental Care among the Amphibia Original Research Article
Pages 109-144
Martha L. Crump

An Overview of Parental Care among the Reptilia Original Research Article
Pages 145-157
Carl Gans

Neural and Hormonal Control of Parental Behavior in Birds Original Research Article
Pages 161-213
John D. Buntin

Biochemical Basis of Parental Behavior in the Rat Original Research Article
Pages 215-242
Robert S. Bridges

Somatosensation and Maternal Care in Norway Rats Original Research Article
Pages 243-294
Judith M. Stern

Experiential Factors in Postpartum Regulation of Maternal Care Original Research Article
Pages 295-332
Alison S. Fleming, Hywel D. Morgan, Carolyn Walsh

Maternal Behavior in Rabbits: A Historical and Multidisciplinary Perspective Original Research Article
Pages 333-360
Gabriela Gonzá;lez-Mariscal, Jay S. Rosenblatt

Parental Behavior in Voles Original Research Article
Pages 361-384
Zuoxin Wang, Thomas R. Insel

Physiological, Sensory, and Experiential Factors of Parental Care in Sheep Original Research Article
Pages 385-422
F. Léavy, R.H. Porter, K.M. Kendrick, E.B. Keverne, A. Romeyer

Socialization, Hormones, and the Regulation of Maternal Behavior in Nonhuman Simian Primates Original Research Article
Pages 423-473
Christopher R. Pryce

Field Studies of Parental Care in Birds: New Data Focus Questions on Variation among Females Original Research Article
Pages 477-531
Patricia Adair Gowaty

Parental Investment in Pinnipeds Original Research Article
Pages 533-577
Fritz Trillmich

Individual Differences in Maternal Style: Causes and Consequences for Mothers and offspring Original Research Article
Pages 579-611
Lynn A. Fairbanks

Mother-Infant Communication in Primates Original Research Article
Pages 613-642
Dario Maestripieri, Josep Call

Infant Care in Cooperatively Breeding Species Original Research Article
Pages 643-689
Charles T. Snowdon

Index
Pages 691-712