Vocal stereotypy and singing behavior in baiomyine mice

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1447-1465

  Miller, Jacqueline R ^a,b   Engstrom, Mark D ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Baiomyini; Baiomys; Rodents; Scotinomys; Song; Stereotypy; Ultrasound; Vocal behavior

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; MORPHOLOGY; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONG; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

BAIOMYS; MUS; RODENTIA; SCOTINOMYS;

EID: 37549009931     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-386R.1     Document Type: Article

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