Spatial navigation strategies in Peromyscus: A comparative study

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1141-1149

  JaŠarević, Eldin ^a,b   Williams, Scott A ^b   Roberts, R Michael ^a,b   Geary, David C ^a,b   Rosenfeld, Cheryl S ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

California mouse; Deer mouse; Memory; Peromyscus; Search strategy; Sexual selection; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSPECIFIC; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEARNING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE LOCATION; MOVEMENT; RANGE SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SEXUAL SELECTION; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS BAIRDII;

EID: 84867736487     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.08.015     Document Type: Article

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