Vasopressin and the transmission of paternal behavior across generations in mated, cross-fostered Peromyscus mice

被引:93
作者
Bester-Meredith, JK
Marler, CA
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Psychol, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Zool, Madison, WI 53706 USA
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10.1037/0735-7044.117.3.455
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The role of arginine vasopressin (AVP) in the nongenomic transfer of paternal behavior from fathers to offspring was examined in Peromyscus. Male California mice (P. calfornicus) exposed to fewer retrievals by white-footed mouse (P. leucopus) foster parents displayed fewer retrievals of biological offspring. In contrast, white-footed mice were retrieved equally rarely by California mouse foster parents and by biological parents and displayed no changes in pup retrieval behavior. AVP-immunoreactive staining in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis may predict paternal behavior because it correlated positively with retrievals and with a score consisting of huddling, grooming, and time inside the nest. The authors discuss AVP as a possible mechanism by which early experience shapes adult paternal behavior.
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页码:455 / 463
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