Suckling behavior of pine voles (Microtus pinetorum)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 690-699

  McGuire, B ^a   Sullivan, S ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Microtus pinetorum; Nipple fidelity; Nipple preference; Pine vole; Suckling; Teat; Tenacious nipple attachment; Woodland vole

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SUCKLING;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS PINETORUM; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034868708     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<0690:SBOPVM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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