Adult foraging behavior in mearns' grasshopper mouse, Onychomys arenicola (Rodentia: Muridae) is influenced by early olfactory experience

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-148

  Punzo, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACHETA; ACHETA DOMESTICUS; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ARENICOLA; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAROLINENSIS; FELIS CATUS; GRYLLIDAE; HOGNA CAROLINENSIS; LYCOSIDAE; MURIDAE; ONYCHOMYS; ONYCHOMYS ARENICOLA; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA; RODENTIA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 7644235900     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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