The influence of the father on offspring development in the striped mouse

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 450-455

  Schradin, Carsten ^a   Pillay, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GRASSLAND; MALE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

RHABDOMYS PUMILIO;

EID: 13944284695     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ari015     Document Type: Article

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