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Maternal behavior: Differences between mother and virgin mice as a function of the testing procedure
Author(s) -
Gandelman R.,
Zarrow M. X.,
Denenberg Victor H.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
developmental psychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1098-2302
pISSN - 0012-1630
DOI - 10.1002/dev.420030308
Subject(s) - lactation , psychology , significant difference , developmental psychology , audiology , physiology , biology , medicine , pregnancy , genetics
Retrieval by lactating and virgin mice was compared in a straight alley and a T‐maze. In both test situations the retrieval performance of the lactating mouse was superior to that of the virgin animal. No discrimination was seen between a live pup and a dead pup; a rubber toy, however, was retrieved least by both the lactating and virgin mice. Contrary to previous results, these experiments demonstrate a significant difference in maternal behavior between lactating and virgin mice.