Individual Differences in Disease Susceptibility as a Possible Factor in the Population Dynamics of Rats and Mice

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 2-4, 1987, Pages 111-122

  Koolhaas, J M ^a   Van Oortmerssen, G A ^b  

^a University oj Groningen ^*

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

agressive behaviour; catecholamines; coping; corticosterone; FFA; immunology

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; MOUSE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0024185712     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854288X00076     Document Type: Article

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