Factors Governing the Onset and Maintenance of Maternal Behavior among Nonprimate Mammals

Advances in the Study of Behavior

1998 • 1,419 citations

Sex and internal secretions

1961 • 1,211 citations

Maternal behavior in mammals.

1963 • 883 citations

Induction of maternal behavior in virgin rats after intracerebroventricular administration of oxytocin

1979 • 818 citations

Sex and Internal Secretions.

1933 • 717 citations

Nonhormonal Basis of Maternal Behavior in the Rat

1967 • 695 citations

Maternal Attachment

1972 • 608 citations

Oxytocin Receptors: Triggers for Parturition and Lactation?

1979 • 395 citations

Medial preoptic area and onset of maternal behavior in the rat.

1977 • 393 citations

Estrone and Estradiol Levels in the Ovarian Venous Blood from Rats During the Estrous Cycle and Pregnancy*

1971 • 384 citations

ENDOCRINOLOGY OF PREGNANCY

1955 • 381 citations

Serum Luteinizing Hormone, Prolactin and Progesterone Levels During Pregnancy in the Rat1

1973 • 335 citations

Maternal responses to infant vocalizations and olfactory cues in rats and mice

1974 • 312 citations

Maternal behavior in the virgin and lactating rat.

1974 • 272 citations

Hormonal induction of maternal behavior in the ovariectomized nulliparous rat

1970 • 258 citations

Thermal control of mother-young contact in rats

1978 • 249 citations

Evidence for the Release of Vasopressin and Oxytocin into Cerebrospinal Fluid: Measurements in Plasma and CSF of Intact and Hypophysectomized Rats

1977 • 244 citations

DETERMINANTS OF INFANT BEHAVIOUR

1964 • 240 citations

Determinants of Infant Behaviour. Edited by B. M. Foss Methuen, 1961. Pp. 308. Price 42s. net.

1962 • 234 citations

PROGESTERONE AND OESTRADIOL-17β CONCENTRATIONS IN THE PERIPHERAL PLASMA DURING PREGNANCY IN THE MOUSE

1974 • 228 citations

CONCENTRATIONS OF OESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE IN THE PLASMA OF NON-PREGNANT, PREGNANT AND LACTATING GUINEA-PIGS

1971 • 225 citations

A Comparative Study of Serum Progesterone Levels in Pregnancy and in Various Types of Pseudopregnancy in the Rat¹

1974 • 223 citations

Endocrine and Sensory Regulation of Maternal Behavior in the Ewe

1980 • 219 citations

Intraspecific fighting during late pregnancy and lactation in rats and effects of litter removal

1978 • 214 citations

Tihe Concentrations of Progesterone, Estrone and Estradiol-17β in the Plasma of Pregnant Rabbits

1973 • 213 citations

The Analysis of Socialization in Sheep and Goats

1956 • 211 citations

Plasma Levels of Estradiol and Progesterone in the Cat During Polyestrus, Pregnancy and Pseudopregnancy

1976 • 195 citations

Long-term effects of pregnancy and parturition upon maternal responsiveness in the rat

1975 • 187 citations

SIGNIFICANT FALL IN PROGESTERONE AND RISE IN $OElig;STRADIOL LEVELS IN HUMAN PERIPHERAL PLASMA BEFORE ONSET OF LABOUR

1974 • 180 citations

Prolactin: Is it an essential hormone for maternal behavior in the mammal?

1971 • 178 citations

Estrogen-induced maternal behavior in hysterectomized-ovariectomized virgin rats

1975 • 177 citations

LONG‐TERM EFFECT ON MOTHER‐INFANT BEHAVIOUR OF EXTRA CONTACT DURING THE FIRST HOUR POST PARTUM I. First Observations at 36 hours

1977 • 153 citations

Progress in the Study of Maternal Behavior in the Rat: Hormonal, Nonhormonal, Sensory, and Developmental Aspects

1979 • 150 citations

OESTROGEN, PROGESTERONE AND CORTICOSTEROID CONCENTRATIONS IN PERIPHERAL PLASMA OF SOWS DURING PREGNANCY, PARTURITION, LACTATION AND AFTER WEANING

1975 • 150 citations

Corpus Luteum Function in Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Rats, Mice and Rabbits1

1973 • 146 citations

Changes in the responses of male and female gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) towards test pups during the pregnancy of the female

1977 • 137 citations

Roots of behavior

1963 • 136 citations

Hysterectomy-induced maternal behavior pregnancy in the rat.

1975 • 136 citations

Maternal Behavior in the Rat

1934 • 134 citations

Hormonal basis of hysterectomy-induced maternal behavior during pregnancy in the rat

1975 • 132 citations

Postpartum aggression in mice: Experiential and environmental factors

1973 • 131 citations

Hormonal stimulation necessary for elicitation of maternal nest-building in the mouse (Mus musculus)

1969 • 127 citations

Paternal and maternal behaviour in the Mongolian gerbil

1975 • 127 citations

Mice: Postpartum aggression elicited by the presence of an intruder*1

1972 • 123 citations

Aggression in the female golden hamster: Effects of reproductive state and social isolation

1974 • 123 citations

Humoral factors underlying maternal behavior at parturition: Cross transfusion between freely moving rats.

1972 • 121 citations

Serial Serum Levels of Gonadotropins, Prolactin and Sex Steroids in the Nonpregnant and Pregnant Chimpanzee¹

1975 • 121 citations

Maternal Behavior in the Laboratory Rat

1980 • 120 citations

Changes in licking behaviour of rat mother following handling of young

1974 • 119 citations

MATERNAL „IMPRINTING” IN GOATS

1964 • 116 citations

Mother love: what turns it on?

1971 • 116 citations

Serum Levels of Luteinizing Hormone and Progesterone During the Estrous Cycle, Pseudopregnancy and Pregnancy in the Dog¹²³

1974 • 116 citations

Postpartum, hormonal, and nonhormonal induction of maternal behavior in rats: Effects on T-maze retrieval of pups

1976 • 108 citations

The Onset of Maternal Behavior in Rats, Hamsters, and Mice A Selective Review

1972 • 108 citations

Parturition: Its role in the long term retention of maternal behavior in the rat☆☆☆

1977 • 106 citations

Endocrinology of Pregnancy

1971 • 104 citations

Ontogeny of maternal behavior in the laboratory rat: Factors underlying changes in responsiveness from 30 to 90 days

1979 • 104 citations

Differential effects of progesterone on the maternal behavior of primiparous and multiparous rats.

1969 • 103 citations

The rôle of oestrogens and progesterone in the onset of parturition in various species.

1972 • 101 citations

Changes in responsiveness to young in the adult mouse: The effect of external stimuli.

1964 • 95 citations

Aspects of nonhormonal maternal behavior in the rat*1

1971 • 95 citations

THE CORPUS LUTEUM-PITUITARY RELATIONSHIP: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE CAUSE OF LUTEOTRO- PHIN SECRETION AND THE CAUSE OF FOLLICULAR QUIESCENCE DURING LACTATION; THE BASIS FOR A TENTATIVE THEORY OF THE CORPUS LUTEUM-PITUITARY RELATIONSHIP IN THE RAT¹

1960 • 95 citations

A developmental study of maternal responsiveness in the rat

1974 • 95 citations

Postpartum aggression in mice: The influence of suckling stimulation

1976 • 94 citations

The ‘critical period’ in the attachment of lambs and ewes

1966 • 92 citations

Serum Progesterone Concentrations and Maternal Behavior in Rats after Pregnancy Termination: Behavioral Stimulation after Progesterone Withdrawal and Inhibition by Progesterone Maintenance*

1978 • 91 citations

Maternal behavior induced by maternal blood plasma injected into virgin rats.

1968 • 90 citations

The control and function of maternal scent marking in the Mongolian gerbil

1973 • 89 citations

Dynamics of a relationship: Rhesus mother-infant ventro-ventral contact.

1974 • 89 citations

Control of food intake in the lactating rat: Role of suckling and hormones

1976 • 89 citations

CHANGES OF PROGESTERONE, TOTAL OESTROGENS, CORTICOSTEROIDS, PROLACTIN AND LH IN BOVINE PERIPHERAL PLASMA AROUND PARTURITION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EFFECT OF EXOGENOUS CORTICOIDS AND A PROLACTIN INHIBITOR RESPECTIVELY

1973 • 85 citations

Effects of ergocornine and prolactin on aggression in the postpartum golden hamster

1977 • 81 citations

Enhancement of maternal behavior and nest building following systemic and diencephalic administration of prolactin and progesterone in the mouse.

1973 • 81 citations

Prolactin during Pregnancy and Lactation in the Rabbit*

1978 • 80 citations

RETURN OF OVARIAN FUNCTION AFTER ABORTION

1978 • 78 citations

Ontogeny of maternal behavior in the laboratory rat: Early origins in 18‐ to 27‐day‐old young

1979 • 76 citations

Cholesterol Storage and Progestin Secretion During Pregnancy and Pseudopregnancy in the Rabbit

1968 • 75 citations

Initiation of maternal behavior in pregnant nulliparous rats

1973 • 75 citations

Ultrasonic cries from infant rats stimulate prolactin release in lactating mothers

1979 • 74 citations

Maternal ‘imprinting’ or maternal ‘labelling’ in goats?

1980 • 73 citations

Hormonal induction of maternal behavior in non-pregnant ewes

1979 • 71 citations

Aggression in the lactating rat: Effects of intruder age and test arena

1978 • 69 citations

Pup cannibalism: One aspect of maternal behavior in golden hamsters.

1977 • 68 citations

PLASMA PROLACTIN MEASURED BY RADIOIMMUNOASSAY AND BIOASSAY IN PREGNANT AND LACTATING GOATS AND THE OCCURRENCE OF A PLACENTAL LACTOGEN

1972 • 68 citations

Aggressive behavior of pregnant mice toward males

1975 • 67 citations

Duration of estrogen stimulation and progesterone inhibition of maternal behavior in pregnancy-terminated rats

1978 • 66 citations

Effects of amount of contact between mother and child on the mother's nursing behavior

1978 • 66 citations

Prelordotic behavior in the hamster: A hormonally modulated transition from aggression to sexual receptivity.

1979 • 65 citations

Changes in responsiveness to young in the adult mouse. I. The problematical effect of hormones

1964 • 64 citations

The Effect of Hypophysectomy on Day 12 of Pregnancy on the Serum Progesterone Level and Time of Parturition in the Rat1

1972 • 64 citations

Progesterone inhibition of estrogen-induced maternal behavior in hysterectomized-ovariectomized virgin rats

1975 • 64 citations

Maternal aggression in mice: Influence of the young

1977 • 63 citations

Changes in the Levels of Progesterone, Corticosteroids, Estrone, Estradiol-17 β, Luteinizing Hormone, and Prolactin in the Peripheral Plasma of the Ewe During Late Pregnancy and at Parturition

1973 • 63 citations

Effects of prostaglandin on ovarian steroid secretion and biosynthesis during pregnancy

1971 • 62 citations

Serum oestrogen, progesterone and prolactin concentrations in cyclic, pregnant and lactating beagle dogs

1978 • 62 citations

Plasma Luteinizing Hormone, Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Prolactin During Pregnancy in the Mouse¹

1974 • 61 citations

Serial order of maternal responses in mice

1969 • 61 citations

Interference with prolactin release and the maternal behavior of female rats*1, *2

1972 • 61 citations

Some factors affecting mother-infant relations in rhesus monkeys

1975 • 60 citations

Maternal “Imprinting” in Goats: The Role of Chemical Senses

2010 • 59 citations

Maternal behaviour in non-maternal golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

1961 • 59 citations

A longitudinal analysis of maternal aggression in Rockland‐Swiss albino mice

1976 • 59 citations

THE RÔLE OF HORMONES IN THE INITIATION OF MATERNAL BEHAVIOR IN RATS

1942 • 58 citations

PLASMA LEVELS OF OESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE IN PREGNANT AND LACTATING HAMSTERS

1974 • 57 citations

Maternal behavior in the totally mammectomized rat.

1967 • 57 citations

Modifiability of the Critical Period for the Development of Maternal Behavior in Sheep and Goats 1)

1963 • 57 citations

Prolactin Release in Lactating, Primiparous and Multiparous Thelectomized and Maternal Virgin Rats Exposed to Pup Stimuli

1978 • 56 citations

THE CONCENTRATION OF TOTAL UNCONJUGATED OESTROGENS IN THE PLASMA OF PREGNANT GOATS

1971 • 56 citations

Retention of rapid onset of maternal behavior during pregnancy in primiparous rats

1978 • 55 citations

MATERNAL BEHAVIOR IN HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED MALE AND FEMALE MICE

1937 • 55 citations

Review Lecture - The study of mother-infant interaction in captive group-living rhesus monkeys

1968 • 53 citations

OBSERVATIONS ON THE SUCKLING STIMULUS AND LACTATION IN THE RAT

1961 • 53 citations

Oestrogen and progesterone synergism and elicitation of maternal nest-building in the mouse (Mus musculus)

1971 • 52 citations

Olfactory basis for the delayed onset of maternal behavior in virgin female rats: Experimental effects.

1975 • 52 citations

Effect of Prolactin on Progestin Release and Cholesterol Storage by Rabbit Ovarian Interstitium

1968 • 51 citations

Prepartum and Postpartum Regulation of Maternal Behaviour in the Rat

1975 • 51 citations

Maternal Behavior in the Rat: Facilitation through Gonadectomy

1973 • 50 citations

Maternal behaviour in virgin female golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus waterhouse): the role of the age of the test pup

1966 • 49 citations

Effects of litter size, age of young, and parity on foster mother behaviour in Rattus norvegicus

1973 • 49 citations

Maternal “Imprinting” in Goats: fostering of alien young

2010 • 49 citations

Hormonal control of cyclic estrus in the female hamster

1971 • 49 citations

Nervous and Hormonal Factors in the Maternal Behavior of the Mouse

1940 • 47 citations

Sensory regulation of maternal behavior in rats: Effects of pup age

1978 • 46 citations

On the Role of Prostaglandins in Parturition in the Rat¹¹

1975 • 46 citations

Maternal behaviour in virgin female golden hamsters: Changes consequent upon initial contact with pups

1966 • 45 citations

PROLACTIN RELEASE AND LACTOGENESIS AFTER OVARIECTOMY IN PREGNANT RATS: EFFECT OF OVARIAN HORMONES

1974 • 45 citations

MATERNAL BEHAVIOUR IN THE RABBIT: EVIDENCE FOR AN ENDOCRINE BASIS OF MATERNAL-NEST BUILDING AND ADDITIONAL DATA ON MATERNAL-NEST BUILDING IN THE DUTCH-BELTED RACE

1961 • 43 citations

Periparturitional Serum Concentrations of Prolactin, The Gonadotropins, and the Gonadal Hormones in the Rhesus Monkey

1976 • 42 citations

Another hamster paradox: More males carry pups and fewer kill and cannibalize young than do females.

1976 • 41 citations

Failure to induce retrieving by sensitization or the injection of prolactin.

1962 • 41 citations

Hormonal influences during the ontogeny of maternal behavior in female rats.

1979 • 41 citations

Maternal behavior in the mouse: Effect of estrogen and progesterone

1973 • 41 citations

Progesterone, Estradiol and Testosterone Levels in Ovarian Venous Blood of Pregnant Rabbits

1973 • 40 citations

PROGESTERONE CONCENTRATION IN THE PERIPHERAL PLASMA OF PREGNANT GOATS

1972 • 38 citations

HORMONALLY-INDUCED LACTATION IN HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED RATS¹

1958 • 37 citations

DAILY CONCENTRATIONS OF GONADOTROPHINS AND PROLACTIN IN THE SERUM OF PREGNANT OR LACTATING HAMSTERS

1974 • 37 citations

Effects of oestrogen and progesterone on nest building in the golden hamster

1969 • 36 citations

Effects of Prolactin, Progesterone and Estrogen on Reactions of Nonpregnant Rats to Foster Young

1963 • 36 citations

Filial Responsiveness to Olfactory Cues in the Laboratory Rat

1978 • 36 citations

Changes in serum prolactin and corticosterone in induced maternal behavior in rats

1977 • 35 citations

Analyse du comportement dit maternel chez la souris

1958 • 35 citations

Postpartum aggression in mice: Inhibitory effect of estrogen

1975 • 34 citations

Behavioural development in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

1972 • 34 citations

Hormonal and behavioral aspects of maternal care in the hamster: A review

1980 • 34 citations

EFFECT OF OESTROGEN UPON PARTURITION, MATERNAL BEHAVIOUR AND LACTATION IN OVARIECTOMIZED PREGNANT RATS

1973 • 34 citations

Induction of maternal nest building in virgin female mice by the presentation of young

1973 • 34 citations

Influence of Day of Pregnancy on Rat Placental, Uterine, and Ovarian Prostaglandin Synthesis and Metabolism

1975 • 33 citations

Prepartum onset of maternal behavior in hamsters and the effects of estrogen and progesterone

1975 • 33 citations

Regulation of scent marking in the female Mongolian gerbil Meriones unguiculatus

1973 • 32 citations

Variations in maternal behavior in the rat as a function of sex and gonadal state

1978 • 32 citations

THE PERSISTENCE OF PROGESTERONE SECRETION IN PREGNANT RATS AFTER HYPOPHYSECTOMY AND HYSTERECTOMY: A COMPARISON WITH PSEUDOPREGNANT, DECIDUOMATABEARING PSEUDOPREGNANT, AND LACTATING RATS

1973 • 31 citations

Stimulation of maternal responsiveness after pregnancy termination in rats: Effect of time of onset of behavioral testing*1, *2

1978 • 29 citations

Maternal Behavior in the Rabbit: Critical Period for Nest Building Following Castration During Pregnancy.

1962 • 29 citations

ANTI-OESTROGENIC AND ANTIFERTILITY PROPERTIES OF SOME 4,4'-DIHYDROXYBIBENZYLS

1968 • 28 citations

Movements of virgin, pregnant and lactating mice in a residential maze

1973 • 28 citations

Maternal ‘imprinting’ in goats?

1979 • 27 citations

Maintenance of Lactational Diestrum in the Postpartum Rat through Tactile Stimulation in the Absence of Suckling

1973 • 27 citations

Functional Integrity of the Oxytocin-Releasing Reflex in Goats: Dependence on Estrogen1

1973 • 27 citations

The role of progesterone in the maternal behavior of rodents.

1962 • 27 citations

Failure of pituitary transplants to facilitate the onset of maternal behavior in ovariectomized virgin rats☆

1978 • 26 citations

Does prolactin play a role in estrogen-induced maternal behavior in rats: Apomorphine reduction of prolactin release*1

1977 • 26 citations

MÉTHODE DE SUPPRESSION RÉVERSIBLE DE L'ODORAT CHEZ LA BREBIS ET VÉRIFICATION DE L'ANOSMIE AU MOYEN D'UNE ÉPREUVE COMPORTEMENTALE

1974 • 26 citations

Effects of ergocryptine on postpartum maternal behavior, ovarian cyclicity, and food intake in rats

1977 • 26 citations

Mice: Pregnancy termination, lactation, and aggression*1

1974 • 24 citations

The quality of hormonally stimulated maternal behavior in ovariectomized rats

1979 • 24 citations

Artificial Induction of Lactation in Ewes: The Involvement of Progesterone and Prolactin in Lactogenesis

1976 • 23 citations

Pituitary involvement in maternal-nest building in the rabbit*1

1971 • 23 citations

Induction of maternal behavior in nulliparous golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

1979 • 22 citations

The inhibitory actions of progesterone: Effects on male and female sexual behavior of the hamster

1978 • 22 citations

Effects of intracerebral implants of steroid hormones on scent marking in the ovariectomized female gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

1974 • 21 citations

Estrogen and progesterone interaction in the regulation of scent marking in the female Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)☆

1974 • 21 citations

Maternal behavior of wild and domestic stocks of Norway rats

1977 • 20 citations

Maternal Behavior in the Primiparous and Multiparous Golden Hamster1

2010 • 19 citations

Changes in maternal behavior during gestation in the mouse

1971 • 19 citations

Behavioral and electrophysiological attempts to elucidate central nervous system mechanisms responsible for maternal behavior

1976 • 17 citations

Mothers' and Infants' Roles: Distinguishing the Questions to be Asked

1975 • 16 citations

Effects of estrogen and prolactin on ovariectomy induced hyperphagia and weight gain in female rats

1977 • 15 citations

Effects of mother-litter separation on later maternal responsiveness in the hamster

1978 • 15 citations

Adrenal inhibition of maternal behavior in virgin female rats

1975 • 14 citations

Weaning in the female hamster: effect of pup age and days postpartum

1980 • 12 citations

Exposure to young induces postpartum-like fighting in virgin female mice

1979 • 11 citations

Effects of pregnancy on parental and other activities of laboratory mice

1975 • 11 citations

Effects on Lactation of Progesterone Injections Administered Before and After Parturition in the Rat

1973 • 8 citations

A COMPARISON OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTURITION INDUCED BY PROSTAGLANDIN F2α, INFUSED INTRA-AORTICALLY, WITH THOSE FOLLOWING OVARIECTOMY IN THE RAT

1975 • 6 citations

Thermoendocrine Influences on the Duration of Mother-Litter Contact in the Norway Rat

1978 • 2 citations

Proceedings: Progesterone and induction of lactation in ewes

1976 • 1 citations