Effect of odour cues on the exploratory behaviour of female common voles living in matriarchal groups

Behaviour

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 897-911

  Heise, S R ^a   Rozenfeld, F M ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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EID: 0036629535     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853902320387882     Document Type: Article

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