Characterization of juvenile play in rats: Importance of sex of self and sex of partner

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Argue, Kathryn J ^a   McCarthy, Margaret M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile; Play partner; Sex differences; Social play behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940993987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13293-015-0034-x     Document Type: Article

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