Familiarity and partner preferences in female common voles, Microtus arvalis

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-98

  Ricankova, V ^a   Sumbera, R ^a   Sedlacek, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggression; Common voles; Mate choice; Pair bond; Social organization

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS ARVALIS; MURIDAE;

EID: 33846314382     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-006-0211-9     Document Type: Article

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