Vocal mother-offspring communication in guinea pigs: females adjust maternal responsiveness to litter size
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In parent-offspring communication, vocal signals are often used to attract attention and offspring might call to induce parental behaviour. In guinea pigs (<it>Cavia aperea </it>f. <it>porcellus</it>) mothers...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
| Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/5/1/13 |