Modulation of aggression in male mice: Influence of cage cleaning regime and scent marks

Animal Welfare

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-295

  Van Loo, P L P ^a   Kruitwagen, C L J J ^a   Van Zutphen, L F M ^a   Koolhaas, J M ^b   Baumans, V ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Animal welfare; Kinship; Mice; Nesting material; Olfactory cues

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001224660     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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