Infant-directed behaviour in the naturally paternal male dwarf hamster, Phodopus campbelli, is neither activationally nor organizationally regulated by activity at the progesterone receptor

Phodopus campbelli is a naturally biparental dwarf hamster with males so paternal they will act as midwives during the birth of their litter. The hormonal regulation of parental behaviour has been well established in many species. However, to date, no causal mechanism for the extensive paternal be...

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Main Author: THORPE, JOELLE
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Format: Others
Language:en
en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/5135