Maternal behaviour in the guinea pig (Cavia Aperea F. Porcellus): A comparison of multiparous, and primiparous, and hand reared primiparous mothers

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 275-287

  Albers, P C H ^a   Timmermans, P J A ^a   Vossen, J M H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cavia; Maternal behaviour; Multiparae; Primiparae

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; MATERNAL CARE; RODENT;

CAVIA APEREA;

EID: 0033497162     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854299505740     Document Type: Article

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