STRESS REACTIVITY NEAR BIRTH AFFECTS NEST BUILDING TIMING AND OFFSPRING NUMBER AND SURVIVAL IN THE EUROPEAN RABBIT (ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS).

Stress reactivity near birth affects nest building timing and offspring number and survival in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).

The physiological response to stressors has great importance, and its variance has an adaptive role in the survival of individuals.This study describes the effects of stress-axis activation on maternal behavior during the birthing process (parturition) in captive rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus).In this species, chances of survival are strongly infl

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Sexual behavior among high school students in Brazil: alcohol consumption and legal and illegal drug use associated with unprotected sex

OBJECTIVE: Alcohol and other drug use appears to reduce decision-making ability and increase the risk of unsafe sex, leading to possible unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases/human immunodeficiency virus/HIV transmission, and multiple sexual partners.This study aimed to test the hypothesis that risky sexual behaviors among adolescent

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