Convergent changes in the maternal emission and pup reception of the rabbit mammary pheromone

Chemoecology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-174

  Coureaud, Gérard ^a   Langlois, Dominique ^a   Perrier, Guy ^b   Schaal, Benoist ^a  

^a CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Development; Mother infant interaction; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Pheromone; Rabbit; Sucking

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33747163612     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-006-0345-9     Document Type: Article

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