Recognition of competitors by male golden hamsters

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 629-638

  Petrulis, Aras ^a,b   Weidner, Molly ^a   Johnston, Robert E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavior; Dominant; Flank marking; Golden hamster; Individual recognition; Olfaction; Scent marking; Subordinate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; COMPETITION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING; HAMSTER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THREAT;

EID: 2642535016     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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