Causes of Scent Marking in Female Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus): Specific Signals or Classes of Information?

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-36

  Petrulis, Aras ^a   Johnston, Robert E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FECES; FEMALE; HAMSTER; MALE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; URINE; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CRICETINAE; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; ODORS; SALIVA; URINE; VAGINA;

EID: 0031084990     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.111.1.25     Document Type: Article

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