Meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus, Arvicolidae) over-mark and adjacent-mark the scent marks of same-sex conspecifics

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 825-837

  Ferkin, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RODENT; SCENT MARKING; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS;

EID: 0032730894     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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