Age affects over-marking of opposite-sex scent marks in meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-31

  Ferkin, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONSPECIFIC; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE ATTRACTION; RODENT; SCENT MARKING; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 72549109898     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01711.x     Document Type: Article

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