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The programming of individual differences in defensive responses and reproductive strategies in the rat through variations in maternal care.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews - 1 Jan 2005
Cameron Nicole M, Champagne Frances A, Parent Carine, Fish Eric W, Ozaki-Kuroda Kumi, Meaney Michael J
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There are profound maternal effects on individual differences in defensive responses and reproductive strategies in species ranging literally from plants to insects to birds. Maternal effects commonly reflect the quality of the environment and are most likely mediated by the quality of the maternal provision (egg, propagule, etc.), which in turn determines growth rates and adult phenotype. In this paper, we...
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