Kin recognition in golden hamsters: Evidence for phenotype matching

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 409-417

  Heth, Giora ^a   Todrank, Josephine ^a   Johnston, Robert E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KIN RECOGNITION; OLFACTORY CUE; PHENOTYPE; RODENT; SCENT MARKING;

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032143527     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0747     Document Type: Article

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