Exploration and predation models of anxiety: Evidence from laboratory and wild species

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-20

  Hendrie, C A ^a   Weiss, S M ^a   Eilam, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

anxiety; black white exploration model; distance dependent defense hierarchy; mice; owl calls; plus maze; predation; rats; wild animals

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAZE TEST; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; WILDLIFE;

EID: 0029947623     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02176-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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