Sex differences in emotional behaviour in the rat: Correlation between open-field defecation and active avoidance

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 22, Issue PART 4, 1974, Pages 856-861

  Gray, Jeffrey A ^a   Lalljee, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DEFECATION; EMOTION; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; RAT; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROSHOCK; EMOTIONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0016318317     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-3472(74)90008-6     Document Type: Article

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