Infanticide and effectiveness of pup protection in bank voles: Does the mother recognise a killer?

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-101

  Ylönen, Hannu ^a   Horne, Taina J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Counter strategies; Infanticide; Mating strategies; Pup protection; Recognition

Indexed keywords

CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036185254     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-001-0055-9     Document Type: Article

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