Mating behavior during the estrus cycle in female Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 116-120

  Weinandy, R ^a   Hofmann, Sylvia ^a   Gattermann, R ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Estrus cycle; Mating behavior; Mongolian gerbils; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344449515     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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