Neural Substrates Involved in the Onset of Maternal Responsiveness and Selectivity in Sheep

Neurobiology of the Parental Brain

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 23-37

  Lévy, Frederic ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374285-8.00002-0     Document Type: Chapter

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