Relationship between male-male and male-female sexual behavior in 5-6-month-old male lambs

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 385-390

  Ungerfeld, R ^a   Ramos, M A ^a   Bielli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Courtship behaviour; Male; Puberty; Sexual behavior; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34249036795     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.09.022     Document Type: Article

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