The potential effects of protected nests and cage complexity on maternal aggression in house mice

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 385-396

  Ebensperger, Luis A ^a,b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cage complexity; House mice; Infanticide; Maternal aggression; Protected nest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032338823     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2337(1998)24:5<385::aid-ab5>3.0.co;2-g     Document Type: Article

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