Can social behaviour influence food preference of wild mice, Mus domesticus, in confined field populations?

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 493-501

  Valsecchi, P ^a   Singleton, G R ^b   Price, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUS DOMESTICUS;

FOOD PREFERENCE; HOUSE MOUSE;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA;

EID: 0030301244     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960493     Document Type: Article

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