Woodside B, Pelchat R, Leon M
J Comp Physiol Psychol. 1980 Feb;94(1):61-8. doi: 10.1037/h0077653.
Elevation of the rate of rise of ventral, core, or preoptic area temperature in mother rats while they were nesting with their offspring curtailed nest-bout durating. In addition, the naturally occurring curtailment of nest bouts that occurs in mothers caring for large pups was found to be accompanied by an elevated rate at which maternal temperature rose over the course of a nest bout. These data are consistent with the suggestion that nest-bout duration is thermally limited.
当母鼠与幼崽一起筑巢时，其腹部、核心或视前区温度的上升速率提高，这缩短了筑巢周期的持续时间。此外，还发现照顾大幼崽的母鼠自然出现的筑巢周期缩短，伴随着母鼠在一个筑巢周期内体温上升速率的提高。这些数据与筑巢周期持续时间受温度限制的观点一致。
