Influence of operational sex ratio and density on the copulatory behaviour and mating system of Brandt's vole Microtus brandti

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 335-346

  Zhang, Jianjun ^a   Zhang, Zhibin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Copulatory behaviour; Density; Mating interference; Mating system; Microtus brandti; Operational sex ratio

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SEX RATIO;

MICROTUS; MICROTUS BRANDTI; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0141907713     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194173     Document Type: Article

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