Neurotranscriptomic changes associated with chick-directed parental care in adult non-reproductive Japanese quail
Abstract For many species, parental care critically affects offspring survival. But what drives animals to display parental behaviours towards young? In mammals, pregnancy-induced physiological transformations seem key in preparing the neural circuits that lead towards attraction (and reduced-aggres...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94927-6 |