Prairie-vole partnerships

American Scientist

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-62

  Getz, Lowell L ^a,b   Carter, C Sue ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATING SYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRAIRIE VOLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR;

MICROTUS OCHROGASTER;

EID: 0029666972     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

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