Does mating prevent monogamous males from seeking other females? A study in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 100, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-191

  Rodriguez, Natalia A ^a   Legzim, Karine M ^a   Aliou, Fayeza ^a   Al Naimi, Omar Ali S ^a   Bamshad, Maryam ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Pair bonding; Social brain; Social cognition; Social communication; Social monogamy; Social odors

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MONOGAMY; ODOR; PRAIRIE; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFORMATION; MALE; MATING; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; NONHUMAN; ODOR; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL MONOGAMY;

PAIR BONDING; SOCIAL BRAIN; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL MONOGAMY; SOCIAL ODORS;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; CUES; FEMALE; MALE; ODORS; PAIR BOND; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84886812051     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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