Territory ownership and familiarity status affect how much male root voles (Microtus oeconomus) invest in territory defence

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1559-1568

  Rosell, Frank ^a   Gundersen, Gry ^b,c   Le Galliard, Jean François ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Dear enemy; Neighbour stranger discrimination; Prior resident advantage; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY MASS; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FAMILIARITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TERRITORIALITY; TESTING METHOD;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 48349097105     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0585-5     Document Type: Article

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