Mother - Offspring conflict in the Saharan arrui, Ammotragus lervia sahariensis: Relation to weaning and mother's sexual activity

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-137

  Cassinello, Jorge ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMOTRAGUS LERVIA; AMMOTRAGUS LERVIA SAHARIENSIS;

MOTHER-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; SAHARAN ARRUI; SEXUAL ACTIVITY; WEANING;

EID: 0030617060     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00012.x     Document Type: Article

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