Mongolian gerbil fathers avoid newborn male pups, but not newborn female pups: Olfactory control of early paternal behaviour

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 441-447

  Clark, Mertice M ^a   Whiskin, Elaine E ^a   Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; LITTER SIZE; OLFACTION; PATERNAL CARE; RODENT;

GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS;

EID: 0043287695     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2258     Document Type: Article

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