Hormonal changes related to paternal and alloparental care in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

The physiological mechanisms of parental and alloparental care in cooperatively breeding nonhuman primate species such as the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) are poorly known. In this study, we examined prolactin and cortisol plasma levels of fathers and older offspring of both sexes, with and...

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Main Author: Mota, Maria Teresa da Silva (author)
Other Authors: Franci, Celso Rodrigues (author), Sousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/1/42
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:https://repositorio.ufrn.br:1/42