Long-term behavioral effects of social separation during early life in a social mammal, Octodon degus

Abstract Social separation is thought to induce a strong stress response in social juvenile mammals, but little is known about how this response might vary throughout the development. The present study examines the long-term effects of early-life stress (ELS) induced by social separation on individu...

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Main Authors: Rina Ukyo, Akio Shinohara, Chihiro Koshimoto, Goro A. Nagura-Kato, Seiji Ieiri, Yasuhiro Tsuzuki, Shinsuke H. Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36745-6