Effect of fluorescent powder marking of females on mate choice by male white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 429-433

  Kalcounis Ruppell M C ^a   Patrick, A ^a   Millar, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKING METHOD; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; RODENT;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035210454     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2001)146[0429:EOFPMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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