Female novelty and the courtship behavior of male guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 847-851

  Cohn, D W H ^a   Tokumaru, R S ^a   Ades, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cavia porcellus; Courtship behavior; Female novelty; Guinea pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CIRCLING BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HABITUATION; LICKING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SNIFFING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042623011     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000600010     Document Type: Article

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