Attractiveness of opposite-sex odor and responses to it vary with age and sex in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 757-769

  Ferkin, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Meadow voles; Scent

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

AGE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MATE CHOICE; OLFACTORY CUE; RODENT;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATING; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOLE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032961217     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020884431604     Document Type: Article

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