The effects of isosexual rearing on adult sexual behavior in captive male rhesus macaques
β Scribed by Fred B. Bercovitch; Marc M. Roy; Kurt K. Sladky; Robert W. Goy
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 538 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-0002
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