Infanticide in rural male cats (Felis catus L.) as a reproductive mating tactic

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 445-449

  Pontier, Dominique ^a   Natoli, Eugenia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic cats; Felis catus; Infanticide; Rural environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033478975     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2337(1999)25:6<445::AID-AB5>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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