Mate choice in the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus L.)

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 455-465

  Natoli, Eugenia ^a   De Vito, Emanuele ^b   Pontier, Dominique ^c  

^a Azienda USL Roma D   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Domestic cats; Felis catus; Mate choice; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034367790     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2337(200011)26:6<455::AID-AB4>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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