Male reproductive success in the domestic cat ( Felis catus L.) : A case history

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-88

  Pontier, Dominique ^a   Natoli, Eugenia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic cat; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

CATUS; FELIS CATUS;

ANAMNESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029975379     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-6357(95)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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