Emigration mechanisms in fetal house mice - A laboratory investigation of the influence of social structure, population density, and aggression

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 159-170

  Gerlach, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggressive interactions; Dispersal; Emigration mechanisms; House mice; Reproductive suppression

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DENSITY; DISPERSAL; EMIGRATION; FERAL; HOUSE MOUSE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

MUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 0029659263     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050277     Document Type: Article

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