Inbreeding-based bias in parental responsiveness to litters of oldfield mice

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-184

  Margulis, Susan W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Oldfield mouse; Parental behavior; Peromyscus polionotus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030863766     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050377     Document Type: Article

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