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Ecology of Food and Nutrition Volume 5, 1976 - Issue 4
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Adaptive suckling

Derrick B. Jelliffe Division of Population, Family and International Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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E. F. Patrice Jelliffe Division of Population, Family and International Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Pages 249-253 | Received 23 Aug 1976, Published online: 01 Sep 2010
 
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Abstract

The process of “adaptive suckling” has evolved appropriate to the needs of different mammal species. It is related to the maturity of the newborn, nutritional requirements, the number of offspring, the need for sensory stimulation, etc. Examples are given of the following species—the echidna, the kangaroo, the blue whale and.the seal. Its relevance to modern man is discussed.

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