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Exposure to strangers does not cause pregnancy distribution or infanticide in the gray-tailed vole

Creator:

De la Maza, Helen M.

Abstract:

Numerous laboratory studies with at least 12 species of rodents have reported that exposure of females to strange males results in pregnancy disruption or infanticide. The proximate causes and ultimate benefits of these behaviors have been proposed from an evolutionary perspective. To determine if exposure to strange males or females...

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Masters Thesis

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infanticide in the gray-tailed vole AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Helen M. de la Maza for the degree of