Sex as a biological variable (SABV) is critical for understanding the broad range of
physiological, neurobiological, and behavioral consequences of early life adversity (ELA) …

GnRH is the key neuropeptide controlling reproductive function in all vertebrate species.
Two different neuroendocrine mechanisms have evolved among female mammals to …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides evidence that this distinction may have heuristic
value in understanding the nature of steroidal influences on masculinization and …

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The term “maternal behavior,” when applied to nonhuman mammals, includes the behaviors
exhibited in preparation for the arrival of newborn, in the care and protection of the newly …

Testosterone (T) can act directly through neural androgen receptors (AR) to facilitate male
sexual behavior; however, T's metabolites also can play complicated and interesting roles in …

In several species, stress compromises maternal behaviors that are important for infant
viability (eg licking and grooming). Understanding how stress in captivity affects maternal …

While developmental consequences of parental investment on species-typical social
behaviors has been extensively characterized in same-sex parent-offspring interactions, the …

Sex-allocation theories generally assume differential fitness costs of raising sons and
daughters. Yet, experimental confirmation of such costs is scarce and potential mechanisms …

Anogenital licking of 15 infant marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus) was scored from 1 to
60 days of age over four 30-min intervals per day. Mothers performed threefold the …