Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Washington Rd., Princeton, NJ 08544, United States of America; Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, 119 Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Washington Rd., Princeton, NJ 08544, United States of America.
Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Washington Rd., Princeton, NJ 08544, United States of America.
Horm Behav. 2023 Jun;152:105364. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2023.105364. Epub 2023 Apr 21.
Parental care is diversely demonstrated across the animal kingdom, such that active practitioners and repertoires of parental behavior vary dramatically between and within taxa. For mammals, maternal care is ubiquitous while paternal and alloparental care are rare. The African striped mouse, a rodent species in the family Muridae, demonstrates maternal, paternal, and alloparental care. Because socio-environmental factors can considerably influence the development of their social behavior, including that of paternal and alloparental care, African striped mice are considered socially flexible. Here, we highlight African striped mice as a new model for the neurobiological study of male parental care. We first provide essential background information on the species' natural ecological setting and reproductive behavior, as well as the species-relevant interaction between ecology and reproduction. We then introduce the nature of maternal, paternal, and alloparental care in the species. Lastly, we provide a review of existing developmental and neurobiological perspectives and highlight potential avenues for future research.
亲代照料在动物界中有多种表现形式，因此，亲代行为的积极实践者和行为模式在不同分类群之间和内部差异很大。对于哺乳动物来说，母性照料普遍存在，而父性照料和同种照料则很少见。非洲条纹鼠是鼠科中的一种啮齿动物，表现出母性、父性和同种照料。由于社会环境因素会极大地影响其社会行为的发展，包括父性和同种照料，因此非洲条纹鼠被认为是具有社会灵活性的物种。在这里，我们将非洲条纹鼠作为雄性亲代照料神经生物学研究的新模式进行强调。我们首先提供有关该物种自然生态环境和繁殖行为的必要背景信息，以及生态学和繁殖之间的相关物种间相互作用。然后，我们介绍该物种中母性、父性和同种照料的本质。最后，我们对现有的发展和神经生物学观点进行综述，并强调未来研究的潜在途径。
