Left versus right nipple preference in free-ranging infant rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
β Scribed by Benjamin D. Jaffe; Theodore A. Evans; Sue Howell; Gregory C. Westergaard; Philip J. Snoy; J. Dee Higley
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-1630
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