The mammary pheromone of the rabbit: From where does it come?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-38

  Moncomble, Anne Sophie ^a   Coureaud, Gérard ^a   Quennedey, Brigitte ^a   Langlois, Dominique ^b   Perrier, Guy ^c   Schaal, Benoist ^a,d  

^a CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c Etablissement Natl d'E   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGOMORPH; OLFACTORY CUE; SKIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 11144334242     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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