Relationship between parental experience and presence of the father in the parental care exercised by Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)
This study aimed to investigate the effects of the presence of the father and previous experience in rearing offspring on parental behavior in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus), a species in which both the males and females rear pups. Forty couples with their litters (4-7 pups) were used. Im...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2004-11-01
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| Series: | Biotemas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume172/a8.pdf |