Play behavior and motor development in juvenile Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-105

  Nunes, Scott ^a   Muecke, Eva Maria ^b   Sanchez, Zaira ^a   Hoffmeier, Rebekah R ^b   Lancaster, Lesley T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Motor skills; Play; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; JUVENILE; PLAY; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS BELDINGI;

EID: 3042629846     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0765-x     Document Type: Article

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