BIOL 178 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Pregnancy, Cortisol, Rodent
6 Mar 2020
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Parental behavior in primates - is it influenced by hormones? ( primates monkeys, apes, lemurs, humans, etc. ) Caveats: no universal set of maternal behaviors. Identical maternal behaviors (except lactation) may be provided by other caregivers: can"t experimentally manipulate hormones - except by intranasal oxytocin, most studies are correlationship - can"t determine causal relationships. Hormonal correlates of maternal behavior in humans: general findings, plasma estrogen and progesterone levels during pregnancy, correlate with mother" subsequent . Feelings of well-being: plasma oxytocin levels correlate with some aspects of maternal behavior, such as . Gazing into the baby"s eyes: plasma cortisol levels correlate with some aspects of maternal behavior. Paternal behavior in mammals - how is it influenced by hormones? ( mammals warm blooded vertebrate with the possession of hair/fur ) Humans, dogs, whales, elephants, kangaroo, rodents, etc. Hormonal correlates of mammalian paternal behavior: rats, paternal behavior (after sensitization) is not associated with any distinct hormonal change, but .
