The response of meadow voles to an over-mark in which the two donors differ in gonadal hormone status

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1171-1177

  Leonard, Stuart T ^a   Ferkin, Michael H ^a   Johnson, Mandi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SCENT MARKING;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 0035692307     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2001.1853     Document Type: Article

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