Title Mammalian parenting : biochemical, neurobiological, and behavioral determinants / edited by Norman A. Krasnegor, Robert S. Bridges

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1990

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Description xii, 502 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents Machine derived contents note: 1. Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Parenting in Mammals: An Introduction, Norman A. Krasnegor -- PART I: Four Perspectives on Parental Behavior -- 2. The Biosocial Context of Parenting in Human Families, Leon Eisenberg -- 3. Evolutionary Theory and Parental Motives, Martin Daly -- 4. Landmarks in the Physiological Study of Maternal Behavior with Special Reference to the Rat, Jay S. Rosenblatt -- 5. Structural Sexual Dimorphisms in the Brain: Implications for Parental Behavior, Roger A. Gorski -- PART II: Biochemical Correlates of Parenting -- 6. Endocrine Regulation of Parenting Behavior in Rats, Robert S. Bridges -- 7. Maternal Aggression: Hormonal, Genetic, and Developmental Determinants, Bruce B. Svare -- 8. Physiological, Sensory, and Experiential Determinants of Maternal Behavior in Sheep and Goats, Pascal Poindron, and Frederic Levy -- 9. Psychobiology of Parental Behavior in Nonhuman Primates, C.L. Coe -- 10. Hormonal and Experiential Correlates of Maternal Responsiveness in Human Mothers, Alison S. Fleming -- 11. Endocrine Correlates of Human Parenting: A Clinical Perspective, Michelle P. Warren, and Barbara Shortle -- PART III: Neurobiological Correlates of Parenting -- 12. Neural Control of Maternal Behavior, Michael Numan -- 13. Oxytocin and Maternal Behavior, Thomas R. Insel -- 14. Neurochemical Changes Accompanying Parturition and their Significance for Maternal Behavior, E. Barry Keverne, and K.M. Kendrick -- 15. Motherhood Modifies Magnocellular Neuronal Interrelationships in Functionally Meaningful Ways, Barbara K. Modney, and Glen I. Hatton -- 16. Role of Neurogenic Stimuli and Milk Production in the Regulation of Prolactin Secretion During Lactation, C.E. Grosvenor, G.V. Shah, and W.R. Crowley -- PART IV: Biobehavioral Correlates of Parenting -- 17. Prenatal and Postnatal Influences upon Parental Behavior in Rodents, Craig H. Kinsley -- 18. Parental Behavior in Juvenile Rats: Environmental and Biological Determinants, Susan A. Brunelli, and Myron A. Hofer -- 19. The Role of Mother-Young Contact in Maternal Care, M. Leon et al. -- 20. Functional Organization of Dyadic and Triadic Parent-Offspring Systems, Jeffrey R. Alberts, and David J. Gubernick -- 21. Parent-Offspring Recognition in Mammals: A Proximate and Ultimate Perspective, Warren G. Holmes -- 22. Male Parental Behavior in Humans and Nonhuman Primates, M.W. Yogman -- PART V: Future Directions in Research on Mammalian Parenting Notes 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographies and index Subject Mammals -- Behavior -- Congresses. Mammals -- Congresses. Parental behavior in animals -- Congresses. Parenting -- Congresses. Mammals. Maternal Behavior. Paternal Behavior. Genre/Form Congress. Conference papers and proceedings. Author Bridges, Robert S. Krasnegor, Norman A. 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.) LC no. 88037152 ISBN 0195056000 (alk. paper)

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