Nipple preference and contests in suckling kittens of the domestic cat are unrelated to presumed nipple quality

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-332

  Hudson, Robyn ^a   Raihani, Gina ^a   González, Daniel ^a   Bautista, Amando ^a   Distel, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Domestic cat; Felis silvestris catus; Sibling competition; Suckling performance; Teat order

Indexed keywords

FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAT; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NIPPLE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUCKING; SUCKLING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BREAST FEEDING; CATS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; NIPPLES; PREGNANCY; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 68049096114     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20371     Document Type: Article

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