Effects of maternal genotype and behaviour on the behavioural development of their offspring in sheep

Behaviour

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1629-1654

  Dwyer, C M ^a,b   Lawrence, A B ^b  

^a SAC   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034551157     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853900502754     Document Type: Article

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