Behavioural and endocrinological changes during the process of domestication in guinea pigs;Auswirkungen der Domestikation auf Verhalten und endokrine Anpassungsreaktionen beim Meerschweinchen

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 43, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2000, Pages 153-158

  Künzl, Christine ^a   Sachser, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavia aperea; Cavia aperea f. porcellus; Domestication; Endocrine stress response; Guinea pig

Indexed keywords

EID: 23644444637     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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