The neuroendocrine function of allosuckling

Ethology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-195

  Roulin, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; MAMMAL; PARENTAL CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; SUCKLING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037350742     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2003.00870.x     Document Type: Review

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