Cortisol in mother's milk across lactation reflects maternal life history and predicts infant temperament

Agriculture & Biology

• temperament 93%
• cortisol 63%
• lactation 57%
• life history 56%
• milk 46%
• glucocorticoids 40%
• phenotype 16%
• mammals 13%
• Macaca mulatta 12%
• energy 11%
• maternal milk 8%
• neurophysiology 7%
• energy density 7%
• nutrients 7%
• parity (reproduction) 6%
• reptiles 6%
• gender differences 6%
• assimilation (physiology) 5%
• Primates 5%
• weight gain 5%
• insects 3%
• birds 3%
• metabolism 3%
• fish 3%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• lactation 100%
• milk 75%
• infant 74%
• life history 67%
• phenotype 25%
• mammal 15%
• energy 11%
• captivity 8%
• nutrient 7%
• reptile 6%
• primate 6%
• research center 6%
• insect 5%
• assimilation 5%
• allocation 5%
• metabolism 4%
• bird 4%
• fish 3%
• resource 3%
• effect 1%