Scent counter-marking by male meadow voles: Females prefer the top-scent male

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 443-453

  Johnston, Robert E ^a   Sorokin, Evan S ^a   Ferkin, Michael H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARENA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; MICROTUS; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE;

COUNTER MARKING; MALE BEHAVIOUR; MATE CHOICE; MEADOW VOLE; SCENT MARKING;

EID: 0030613198     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00159.x     Document Type: Article

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