Age-related changes in odor preferences by house mice living in seminatural enclosures

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1745-1756

  Drickamer, Lee C ^a,b   Brown, Patricia L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Chemosignals; House mice; Live traps; Odor cues; Odor preference; Pheromones; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; SMELLING;

EID: 0031761105     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022395130489     Document Type: Article

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