Mother-infant conflict and "signalling" via breast milk

• Main Authors: Mohd Shukri, Nurul Husna, Fewtrell, Mary, Wells, Jonathan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/111485/

Lactation is a dynamic process in which the mother and the infant actively compete over how much of the mother's resources will be invested in breast milk during lactation. The infant's demand for milk can be expressed through behaviour, appetite, vocalisation, and/or non-nutritive suckl...