Medial Preoptic Lesions Disrupt Parental Behavior in Both Male and Female California Mice (Peromyscus californicus)
California mice (Peromyscus californicus) are monogamous and naturally biparental, making them an ideal species in which to study neural bias of paternal behavior. A male or female from each male–female pair was given an electrolytic or sham lesion in the medial preoptic area (MPOA), an area known...
| Published in: | Behavioral Neuroscience Vol. 116; no. 6; pp. 968 - 976 |
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American Psychological Association
December 2002
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