Transmission of self-medicative behaviour from mother to offspring in sheep

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-227

  Sanga, Udita ^a   Provenza, Frederick D ^a   Villalba, Juan J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding; Food selection; Ovis aries; Polyethylene glycol; Sheep; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; SHEEP; TANNIN; VINE;

OVIS ARIES; VITACEAE;

EID: 79960556815     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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