Description |
xii, 502 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Parenting in Mammals: An Introduction, Norman A. Krasnegor -- PART I: Four Perspectives on Parental Behavior -- 2. The Biosocial Context of Parenting in Human Families, Leon Eisenberg -- 3. Evolutionary Theory and Parental Motives, Martin Daly -- 4. Landmarks in the Physiological Study of Maternal Behavior with Special Reference to the Rat, Jay S. Rosenblatt -- 5. Structural Sexual Dimorphisms in the Brain: Implications for Parental Behavior, Roger A. Gorski -- PART II: Biochemical Correlates of Parenting -- 6. Endocrine Regulation of Parenting Behavior in Rats, Robert S. Bridges -- 7. Maternal Aggression: Hormonal, Genetic, and Developmental Determinants, Bruce B. Svare -- 8. Physiological, Sensory, and Experiential Determinants of Maternal Behavior in Sheep and Goats, Pascal Poindron, and Frederic Levy -- 9. Psychobiology of Parental Behavior in Nonhuman Primates, C.L. Coe -- 10. Hormonal and Experiential Correlates of Maternal Responsiveness in Human Mothers, Alison S. Fleming -- 11. Endocrine Correlates of Human Parenting: A Clinical Perspective, Michelle P. Warren, and Barbara Shortle -- PART III: Neurobiological Correlates of Parenting -- 12. Neural Control of Maternal Behavior, Michael Numan -- 13. Oxytocin and Maternal Behavior, Thomas R. Insel -- 14. Neurochemical Changes Accompanying Parturition and their Significance for Maternal Behavior, E. Barry Keverne, and K.M. Kendrick -- 15. Motherhood Modifies Magnocellular Neuronal Interrelationships in Functionally Meaningful Ways, Barbara K. Modney, and Glen I. Hatton -- 16. Role of Neurogenic Stimuli and Milk Production in the Regulation of Prolactin Secretion During Lactation, C.E. Grosvenor, G.V. Shah, and W.R. Crowley -- PART IV: Biobehavioral Correlates of Parenting -- 17. Prenatal and Postnatal Influences upon Parental Behavior in Rodents, Craig H. Kinsley -- 18. Parental Behavior in Juvenile Rats: Environmental and Biological Determinants, Susan A. Brunelli, and Myron A. Hofer -- 19. The Role of Mother-Young Contact in Maternal Care, M. Leon et al. -- 20. Functional Organization of Dyadic and Triadic Parent-Offspring Systems, Jeffrey R. Alberts, and David J. Gubernick -- 21. Parent-Offspring Recognition in Mammals: A Proximate and Ultimate Perspective, Warren G. Holmes -- 22. Male Parental Behavior in Humans and Nonhuman Primates, M.W. Yogman -- PART V: Future Directions in Research on Mammalian Parenting |
Notes |
Proceedings of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Conference on "Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Parental Behavior in Mammals", held in Leesburg, Va., Sept. 8-11, 1987 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
Subject |
Mammals -- Behavior -- Congresses.
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Mammals -- Congresses.
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Parental behavior in animals -- Congresses.
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Parenting -- Congresses.
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Mammals.
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Maternal Behavior.
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Paternal Behavior.
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Genre/Form |
Congress.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Author |
Bridges, Robert S.
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Krasnegor, Norman A.
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Conference on "Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Parental Behavior in Mammals" (1987 : Leesburg, Va.)
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LC no. |
88037152 |
ISBN |
0195056000 (alk. paper) |
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