Effect of litter size on performance of a motor task in three species of pocket mice (Heteromyidae: Chaetodipus)

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-336

  Punzo, Fred ^a   Lau, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHAETODIPUS; CHAETODIPUS INTERMEDIUS; CHAETODIPUS NELSONI; CHAETODIPUS PENICILLATUS; HETEROMYIDAE;

EID: 2442501530     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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