Mammalian parenting
Subtitle: biochemical, neurobiological, and behavioral determinants
By: edited by Norman A. Krasnegor, Robert S. Bridges.
Contributors: Krasnegor, Norman A.; Bridges, Robert S.; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.); National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Conference on "Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Parental Behavior in Mammals" (1987 : Leesburg, Va.)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 502
Subjects: Mammals -- Behavior -- Congresses; Parental behavior in animals -- Congresses; Parenting -- Congresses; Mammals -- congresses; Maternal Behavior -- congresses; Paternal Behavior -- congresses
Description: Parenting is one of the most important characteristics defining features of mammals. Recent research has begun to elucidate the biological bases of this behavioral repertoire. The present book brings together the interdisciplinary research of an outstanding group of scientists who present their state-of-the-art findings on the biochemical, neurobiological and behavioral factors that help to regulate parenting in a variety of animals including humans. Among the topics explored are evolutionary theories, brain sexual dimorphisms, endocrine regulation, sensory cue, and experimental factors that are coregulated with the onset of parenting behaviors during pregnancy and at parturition. This in-depth volume includes over 125 illustrations to complement the text, and will be an ideal guide for developmental psychologists, psychobiologists, neuroscientists, clinicians, and all scientists interested in behavioral biology.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Proceedings of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Conference on "Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Parental Behavior in Mammals", held in Leesburg, Va., Sept. 8-11, 1987.