Chapter 8 Neurobiology of Maternal Behavior in Sheep

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue , 2008, Pages 399-437

  Lévy, Frédéric ^a,b,c,d   Keller, Matthieu ^a,b,c,d  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d Haras Nationaux   (France)

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DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(08)00008-9     Document Type: Review

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