Scent of a ewe: Transmission of a social cue by conspecifics affects sexual performance in male sheep

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1373-1377

  Maina, Daniela ^a   Katz, Larry S ^a,b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; EJACULATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033007544     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.6.1373     Document Type: Article

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