Geometry of social relationships in the Old World wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1383-1388

  Polechová, Jitka ^a   Stopka, Pavel ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ALLOGROOMING;

BIODIVERSITY;

GROOMING; GROUP SIZE; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; RODENT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036931254     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z02-128     Document Type: Article

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