Abstract：
Rabbit maternal behavior (MB) impacts meat and fur production on the farm, survival of the species in the wild, and pet welfare. Specific characteristics of rabbit MB (i.e., three-step nest building process; single, brief, daily nursing bout) have been used as models for exploring particular themes in neuroscience, like obsessive-compulsive actions, circadian rhythms, and cognition. Particular hormonal combinations regulate nest building by acting on brain regions controlling MB in other mammals. Nonhormonal factors like type of lodging and the doe\'s social rank influence nursing and milk production. The concurrency of pregnancy and lactation, the display of nonselective nursing, and the rapid growth of altricial young - despite a minimal effort of maternal care - have prompted the study of mother-young affiliation, neurodevelopment, and weaning. Neurohormonal mechanisms, common to other mammals, plus additional strategies (perhaps unique to rabbits) allow the efficient, adaptive display of MB in multiple settings.
摘要：
兔母性行为（MB）影响农场的肉和毛皮生产，物种在野外的生存，和宠物福利。兔MB的特定特征(即，三步筑巢过程；单一，brief,日常护理回合)已被用作探索神经科学中特定主题的模型，比如强迫性行为，昼夜节律,和认知。特定的激素组合通过作用于其他哺乳动物中控制MB的大脑区域来调节巢的构建。非激素因素，例如住宿类型和母鹿的社会地位会影响护理和牛奶产量。怀孕和哺乳的并发，非选择性护理的显示，尽管母亲护理的努力很小，但年轻青年的迅速成长促使了对母亲与年轻关系的研究，神经发育，和断奶。神经激素机制，其他哺乳动物常见的，加上额外的策略(也许是兔子独有的)允许有效的，在多个设置中自适应显示MB。
