Scent marking and mate choice in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1121-1127

  Thomas, Shawn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; RODENT; SCENT MARKING;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036038388     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.3014     Document Type: Article

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