We examined responses of adult male Mongolian gerbils to nest site and young during the hours preceding and days following birth of a litter. We found that (a) male attendance at the nest site was markedly reduced for several hours following the birth of pups; (b) this lack of contact by males with
Environmental effects on the ontogeny of exploratory and escape behaviors of mongolian gerbils
β Scribed by Dr. Mertice M. Clark; Bennett G. Galef Jr.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 542 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-1630
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