Seasonal differences in self-grooming in meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-91

  Leonard, Stuart T ^a   Ferkin, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Odor communication; Seasonality; Self grooming; Voles

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 28844457662     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-005-0004-0     Document Type: Article

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