Physiological correlates of maternal-offspring behaviour in sheep: A factor analysis

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 443-454

  Dwyer, Catherine M ^a   Dingwall, William S ^a   Lawrence, Alistair B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal behaviour; Oestradiol; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SUCKING; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0032883382     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(99)00089-X     Document Type: Article

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