Differential growth of own and alien pups in mixed litters of mice: A role for genomic imprinting?

Ethology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 705-714

  Hager, Reinmar ^a   Johnstone, Rufus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; KIN RECOGNITION; PARENTAGE; RODENT;

EID: 22544474217     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2005.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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