Nursing Behavior in Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus)
International audience In mammals, lactation is the universal behavior of feeding offspring and has a fundamental nutritional and social value with offspring staying near their mothers. In order to obtain milk, terrestrial mammal offspring squeeze the breast of lactating females and suckle the nippl...
Published in: | Animal Behavior and Cognition |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2023
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-04207557 https://hal.science/hal-04207557/document https://hal.science/hal-04207557/file/Nursing-Behavior-Sperm-Whales-Sarano_et_al_ABC_10%282%29.pdf https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.10.02.02.2023 |