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7716215

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-17
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies of macaques have failed to show a relationship between female reproductive condition and infant-directed behavior. This has led to the view that maternal responsiveness in nonhuman primates is independent from hormonal variables and is mainly regulated by social and experiential factors. The present study reports longitudinal data on interactions between group-living adult pigtail macaque females and other females' infants less than 12 weeks of age during the 6 weeks prior to conception, the 24 weeks of pregnancy, and the first 12 weeks of lactation. These periods represent different hormonal conditions in the reproductive cycle. Infant-directed behavior increased in frequency during early and middle pregnancy, decreased around the time of parturition, and increased again during lactation. The frequency of infant-directed behavior also increased significantly in the 2 weeks after infant loss during lactation. These results are in accord with recent evidence in New World monkeys indicating that maternal responsiveness in nonhuman primates develops during pregnancy and it is probably hormonally regulated.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0031-9384
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
353-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Interest in infants varies with reproductive condition in group-living female pigtail macaques (Macaca nemestrina).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't