Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6795207 Hormones and Behavior 2011 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Stress and glucocorticoids (GCs) have been implicated in disrupting parental care ► Very few studies focus on the effects of GCs on parental male mammals ► First-time fathers were injected with corticosterone and tested with their pups ► Corticosterone did not alter behavior, paternal or otherwise, in this species ► Corticosterone did not alter male body condition or reproductive parameters
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