The effect of male competition on female choice in Brandt's vole, Lasiopodomys brandti

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-129

  Zhang, Jianjun ^a,b   Shi, Dazhao ^b   Sun, Lixing ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brandt's vole (Lasiopodomys brandti); Estrous status; Society hierarchy

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SMALL MAMMAL;

LASIOPODOMYS; MURIDAE;

EID: 33746928292     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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