Parental investment in social voles varies and is relatively independent of litter size

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 748-755

  Libhaber, Noga ^a   Eilam, David ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Crouching; Kyphosis; Licking; Maternal behavior; Microtus socialis guentheri paternal behavior; Parental investment; Retrieving

Indexed keywords

LITTER SIZE; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RODENT;

MICROTUS; MICROTUS SOCIALIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 4344569743     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BNS-011     Document Type: Article

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