Nursing one litter of Mongolian gerbils while pregnant with another: Effects on daughters' mate attachment and fecundity

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 235-241

  Clark, Mertice M ^a   Stiver, Kelly ^a   Teall, Tanya ^a,b   Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FECUNDITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATERNAL CARE; RODENT;

GERBILLINAE; MAMMALIA; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 29444458840     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.04.015     Document Type: Article

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