Temporal aspects of female musk shrew (Suncus murinus) sexual behavior

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Schiml, Patricia A ^a   Douris, Nick ^b   Isaac, Ann C ^b   Rissman, Emilie F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HABITUATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHREW; TIME;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHREWS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033090444     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.113.1.85     Document Type: Article

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