The importance of exposure to other male scents in determining competitive behaviour among inbred male mice

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 130-142

  Lacey, Julia Catherine ^a   Beynon, Robert Jeffrey ^a   Hurst, Jane Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Inbred strains; Laboratory mice; Scent communication

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CAPTIVITY; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); COMPETITIVE ABILITY; LABORATORY METHOD; PHEROMONE; RODENT; SCENT MARKING; SOCIAL STATUS; URINE;

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EID: 33947177571     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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