Table 1. Rodent species used in the study of male parenting.
PubMed searches were performed on Latin species names with the words “father”, “paternal”, and “alloparental”, with numbers of studies listed here (search performed on 11/6/2016). This table includes all database hits, both empirical studies and reviews.
| Species name | Care System | “father” | “paternal” | “alloparental” |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) | Obligate male care in wild | 8 | 39 | 19 |
| California mouse (Peromyscus californicus) | Obligate male care in wild | 34 | 54 | 0 |
| Djungarian hamster (Phodopus campbelli) | Obligate male care in wild | 8 | 24 | 1 |
| Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) | Obligate male care in wild | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Degus (Octodon degus) | Obligate male care in wild | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Mandarin voles (Microtus mandarinus) | Obligate male care in wild | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| Laboratory rat (Rattus rattus) | Induced male care in lab | 188 | 426 | 8 |
| Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) | Induced male care in lab | 187 | 426 | 8 |
| C57BL/6J mouse (Mus musculus) | Induced male care in lab | 527 | 2205 | 12 |