Simple Summary Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a thermogenic tissue that greatly
contributes to preventing neonatal hypothermia by activating biochemical and endocrine …

Although most mammals grow up in the company of same or different age sibs (or half sibs),
surprisingly little attention has been given to how relations among them might influence the …

The AGRI committee of the European Parliament requested EFSA to assess the welfare of
rabbits farmed in different production systems, including organic production, and to update …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Jay Rosenblatt effectively promoted
research on rabbit maternal behavior through his interaction with colleagues in Mexico …

Features of an individual's early development are frequently reported to alter the postnatal
ontogeny in litter‐bearing mammals with respect to various physiological parameters. We …

Animal personality is considered to be subject to natural selection, and measuring its fitness
consequences is an important step in the study of the evolution of this phenomenon. The …

In mammals, body mass at birth is an important predictor of early postnatal growth and
survival. Within litters, heavier young are more successful in competing for limited resources …

The aim of this experiment was to study the reproductive traits of New Zealand white,
Californian, Palomino brown and Havana black rabbit in the humid tropics. A total number of …

Background The development of ethologically meaningful test paradigms in young animals
is an essential step in the study of the ontogeny of animal personality. Here we explore the …

Many aspects of an animal's early development might potentially contribute to long-term
individual differences in physiology and behavior. Here we asked whether differences …