Social factors affecting litters in families of Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 61-68

  Scheibler, Elke ^a   Weinandy, René ^a   Gattermann, Rolf ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Mothers; Peri natal factors; Pups

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; LITTER SIZE; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS;

EID: 22144441416     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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