Olfactory discrimination of gender by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-60

  Schwanz, Lisa E ^a,b   Lacey, Eileen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Ctenomys sociobilis; Gender; Urine

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; COMMUNICATION; GENDER; OLFACTORY CUE;

CTENOMYIDAE; CTENOMYS; CTENOMYS SOCIABILIS;

EID: 0037281278     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00062     Document Type: Article

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