Role of the main olfactory system in recognition between individual spiny mice

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 217-222

  Matochik, John A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Individual recognition; Olfaction; Social behavior; Spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMORECEPTORS; MURIDAE; NASAL MUCOSA; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023864701     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(88)90073-X     Document Type: Article

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