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Many Common Odour Cues and (at Least) One Pheromone Shaping the Behaviour of Young Rabbits

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Rabbits develop through a succession of periods delimited by the rate and quality of mother—young interactions, the nature of ingested nutrients, and the level of physiological and behavioural autonomy. Two transition periods concentrate peak challenges to the viability of young rabbits and recruit all their adaptive resources: the days after birth, and the days around weaning.

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Schaal, B., Coureaud, G., Moncomble, AS., Langlois, D., Perrier, G. (2008). Many Common Odour Cues and (at Least) One Pheromone Shaping the Behaviour of Young Rabbits. In: Alves, P.C., Ferrand, N., Hackländer, K. (eds) Lagomorph Biology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72446-9_13

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