Maternal behavior in two rat lines selected for differences in the acquisition of two-way avoidance
- 1 June 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 35 (6), 786-788
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01968248
Abstract
The maternal behavior of Roman high- and low-avoidance (RHA/Verh and RLA/Verh) rats was studied, using a time-sampling method. It was concluded that: a)RLA/Verh mothers spent more time with their young, b) RHA/Verh mothers were more active, and c) the mothers of both lines mostly "blanketed' their young during nursing, although the RHA/Verh mothers assumed the side-nursing position more often than their counterparts.Keywords
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