Maternal behaviour in septal rat females
Jazyk angličtina Země Česko Médium print
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články
Odkazy
PubMed
8130183
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- MeSH
- agrese fyziologie MeSH
- chování zvířat fyziologie MeSH
- inbrední kmeny potkanů MeSH
- krysa rodu Rattus MeSH
- mateřské chování fyziologie MeSH
- myši MeSH
- novorozená zvířata MeSH
- potkani Wistar MeSH
- septum pellucidum fyziologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu Rattus MeSH
- myši MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Dorsal lesions of the septum influenced the maternal behaviour of Wistar and Long-Evans females, as well as of their hybrids, in a different way. The phenomenon of infanticide appeared in Wistar females only, whereas mothering was not impaired in others. However, the mouse-killing activity was not enhanced in Wistar females displaying infanticide. On the contrary, they exhibited xenoparental behaviour. If these females had grown up in a species-typical environment, characterized by enriched social stimulation during their critical developmental period, no impairment of maternal behaviour following dorsal septal lesions occurred. The ablation of the whole septum caused a break-down of maternal behaviour with the appearance of infanticide in all females regardless of their stock origin and their individual life history. The specific role of the septum in the control of maternal behaviour is discussed.