Does behaviour after weaning affect the dominance status of adult male mice (Mus domesticus)?

Behaviour

Volumn 134, Issue 13-14, 1997, Pages 989-1002

  Collins, S A ^a,b   Gosling, L M ^b   Hudson, J ^c   Cowan, D ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Central Science Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031483931     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853997x00359     Document Type: Article

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