Social interactions, cross-fostering, and sibling recognition in prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1631-1636

  Paz Y Miño, Guillermo ^a,b   Tang Martinez, Zuleyma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KIN RECOGNITION; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MICROTUS OCHROGASTER;

EID: 0033492360     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-10-1631     Document Type: Article

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