Weaning in the guinea pig (Cavia aperea f. porcellus): Who decides and by what measure?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-157

  Rehling, Anke ^a   Trillmich, Fritz ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavia aperea f. porcellus; Lactation; Mass threshold; Maternal strategy; Parent offspring conflict; Solicitation

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RODENT; WEANING;

CAVIA; CAVIA APEREA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 36148954373     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0449-4     Document Type: Article

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