Interspecific social interactions and behavioral responses of Apodemus agrarius and Apodemus flavicollis to conspecific and heterospecific odors

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Simeonovska Nikolova, Daniela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Apodemus; Chemosensory behavior; Interspecific aggressiveness; Odor cues; Response seasonality

Indexed keywords

APODEMUS; APODEMUS AGRARIUS; APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS;

EID: 33846325155     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-006-0203-9     Document Type: Article

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