The effects of inbreeding on aggression in wild male house mice (mus domesticus)

Behaviour

Volumn 133, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 883-901

  Eklund, Amy ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; behaviour; fitness; house mice; inbreeding

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; HOUSE MOUSE; INBREEDING;

MUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 0030424183     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853996X00297     Document Type: Article

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