Effect of kinship on social behaviors in Brandt's voles (Microtus brandti)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-22

  Yu, Xiaodong ^a,b   Sun, Ruyong ^b   Fang, Jiming ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Brandt's vole; Familiarity; Kinship; Mate choice; Microtus brandti

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS; MICROTUS BRANDTI; MURIDAE;

EID: 1342269486     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-003-0097-8     Document Type: Article

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