Communal nursing in the evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
G.S. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Communal Nursing

An Ethological Analysis of Communal Nursing By the House Mouse (Mus Musculus)

Behaviour ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 40 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 62-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Sayler ◽  
Michael Salmon
Keyword(s):  
Single Mothers ◽  
Open Field ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Mammary Gland Development ◽  
Emotional Behavior ◽  
Maternal Experience ◽  
Communal Nursing ◽  
Gland Development ◽  
Open Field Defecation

AbstractPregnant female mice (Mus musculus) housed in the same cage, will, upon parturition, combine their litters into a common nest. Young raised communally in this manner grow faster than young raised by single mothers. Since communal nursing occurs consistently in the laboratory, we analysed several aspects of the behavior. I. In the first group of experiments, we determined which factors were responsible for promoting increased growth rates in communally-nursed pups. Groups containing one mother and 14 young (1/14), one mother with seven young (1/7) and two mothers with 14 young (2/14) were compared. Communal young nursed more than young raised by single mothers. At the same time, each communal female nursed less than a solitary female with a litter of equivalent size. Mammary gland development in communal females was greater than in single females nursing 7 young. The interaction between these factors accounts for increased growth rates in communal pups. 2. The reactions of mice raised in a communal nest and mice raised by single mothers were measured in the open field test and in the emergence test. There was no effect of fostering on "exploration" as measured by activity in the open field. Defecation rates, reflecting "emotionality" were low in males raised in a litter of 14 young, regardless of the number of mothers. Mice of both sexes raised in 1/14 litter groupings were the least "timid" as defined by the emergence test. It thus appeared that communal nursing had little influence on adult emotional behavior. 3. The factors influencing females to combine their young into communal nests were determined. Females and their young, separated from similar groups by a barrier consistently combined their young into a common nest when the barrier was lifted. Maternal experience, age of the young or the presence of nesting materials made little difference in their ability to perform this behavior. Aggressive behavior on the part of the mother with infant litters was directed at the alien young when there was a large age discrepancy between the two litters of pups. The significance of these results is discussed.

Inter-litter competition and communal nursing among Norway rats: advantages of birth synchrony

1990 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
JulieA. Mennella ◽  
MarkS. Blumberg ◽  
MarthaK. McClintock ◽  
Howard Moltz
Keyword(s):  
Communal Nursing ◽  
Norway Rats

Communal nesting and communal nursing in house mice, Mus musculus domesticus

1995 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 741-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Jo Manning ◽  
Donald A. Dewsbury ◽  
Edward K. Wakeland ◽  
Wayne K. Potts
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Musculus Domesticus ◽  
Communal Nesting ◽  
Communal Nursing

scholarly journals Oxytocin administration during early pair formation delays communal nursing in female house mice

2017 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Harrison ◽  
Patricia C. Lopes ◽  
Barbara König
Keyword(s):  
Pair Formation ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Communal Nursing

Communal nursing in prairie dogs

1989 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Hoogland ◽  
R. H. Tamarin ◽  
C. K. Levy
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Dogs ◽  
Communal Nursing

Abnormal behavioral and neurotrophic development in the younger sibling receiving less maternal care in a communal nursing paradigm in rats

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Macrì ◽  
Giovanni Laviola ◽  
Melanie P. Leussis ◽  
Susan L. Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Care ◽  
Communal Nursing

Communal Nursing in Mice: Influence of Multiple Mothers on the Growth of the Young

Science ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 164 (3885) ◽  
pp. 1309-1310 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sayler ◽  
M. Salmon
Keyword(s):  
Communal Nursing

Communal Nursing in Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Maternity Colonies

Science ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 223 (4640) ◽  
pp. 1090-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. F. MCCRACKEN
Keyword(s):  
Communal Nursing

Communal nursing in the domestic cat,Felis catus

1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Ohkawa ◽  
Toshitaka Hidaka
Keyword(s):  
Felis Catus ◽  
Domestic Cat ◽  
Communal Nursing

scholarly journals The risk of exploitation during communal nursing in house mice, Mus musculus domesticus

2015 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 133-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Ferrari ◽  
Anna K. Lindholm ◽  
Barbara König
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Musculus Domesticus ◽  
Communal Nursing
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