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Changes in Mother–Infant Relationship after Separation in Rhesus Monkeys

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Infant distress after mother-infant separation depends greatly on the re-establishment of maternal care on reunion.

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HINDE, R., DAVIES, L. Changes in Mother–Infant Relationship after Separation in Rhesus Monkeys. Nature 239, 41–42 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239041a0

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