The responsiveness of young rabbits to the mammary pheromone: Developmental course in domestic and wild pups

Chemoecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Coureaud, Gérard ^a   Rödel, Heiko G ^b   Kurz, Christfried A ^b   Schaal, Benoist ^a  

^a CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Domestication; European Rabbit; Mammary pheromone; Mother young communication; Oryctolagus cuniculus

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 40149090058     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-007-0392-x     Document Type: Article

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