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Maternal Synchronization

Maternal Synchronization is a biological coordination mechanism within flock dynamics that regulates the temporal alignment of reproductive events among female animals to enhance offspring survival through collective vigilance and synchronized lactation.

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Birth synchrony in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri oerstedi)

Sue Boinski · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 1987 · 176 citations

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Rhythmicity in the maternal behaviour of Rattus norvegicus

Robert Ader, Lee J. Grota · Animal Behaviour · 1970 · 114 citations

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

Julie A. Mennella, Mark S. Blumberg, M. K. McClintock et al. · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 1990 · 70 citations

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Menstrual synchrony between mothers and daughters and between roommates

Aron Weller, Leonard Weller · Physiology & Behavior · 1993 · 52 citations

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Maternal vibration induces synchronous hatching in a subsocial burrower bug

Hiromi Mukai, Mantaro Hironaka, Sumio Tojo et al. · Animal Behaviour · 2012 · 44 citations

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Authors

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  1. SN
    Shintaro Nomakuchi

    Saga University, Japan

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  2. HM
    Hiromi Mukai

    Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  3. ST
    Sumio Tojo

    Saga University, Japan

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  4. MH
    Mantaro Hironaka

    Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  5. JB
    Janet B. Younger

    Virginia Commonwealth University, United States

    1 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Saga University

    Saga, Japan

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    118 citations

  2. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

    Hamamatsu, Japan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  3. Bar-Ilan University

    Ramat Gan, Israel

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    104 citations

  4. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  5. Institute of Animal Science

    Prague, Czechia

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    45 citations

  6. Kagoshima University

    Kagoshima, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  8. Shiga University of Medical Science

    Ōtsu, Japan

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    115 citations

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    3 publications · 168 citations

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  2. Physiology & Behavior

    2 publications · 75 citations

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  3. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    2 publications · 246 citations

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  4. Theriogenology

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. Ecology and Evolution

    1 publications · 15 citations

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