Cellular activation patterns of the main olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb following exposure to beddings soiled by same- or opposite-sex conspecifics in Mandarin voles (Microtus mandarinus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1138-1145

  Tai, F D ^a   Broders, H G ^b   Lian, Y ^c   Wang, T Z ^a   Sun, R Y ^d  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

MANDARIN VOLES; OLFACTORY BULBS; OPPOSITE SEX CONSPECIFICS;

CELLS;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; OLFACTORY CUE; RODENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

LASIOPODOMYS MANDARINUS; MICROTUS MANDARINUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 33845356987     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-104     Document Type: Article

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