Laboratory mice persist in gaining access to resources: A method of assessing the importance of environmental features

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 203-213

  Sherwin, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cage design; Mouse; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030199043     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01027-1     Document Type: Article

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