Vocal mother-pup communication in guinea pigs: effects of call familiarity and female reproductive state

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 917-925

  Kober, Melanie ^a   Trillmich, Fritz ^a   Naguib, Marc ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavia aperea f. porcellus; guinea pig; maternal state; mother offspring communication; vocal recognition; vocalization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LACTATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; RECOGNITION; RODENT; VOCALIZATION;

CAVIA; CAVIA APEREA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34247869573     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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