Article
Time and sex in the male mouse: temporal regulation of infanticide and parental behavior.
Chronobiology international - 1 Dec 1992
Perrigo G, Belvin L, Vom Saal F S
Abstract excerpt
Infanticide is a violent but successful reproductive strategy found in many mammals, particularly rodents. In male house mice (Mus domesticus and M. musculus), the act of ejaculation provides a reliable neural signal for timing the birth of their offspring. However, a unique chronobiological aspe...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Chronobiology Phenomena
- Circadian Rhythm
- Ejaculation
- Female
- Fetus
- Hormones
- Light
- Male
- Mice
- Models, Biological
- Phenotype