Behavioural demand functions of caged laboratory mice for additional space

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-74

  Sherwin, C M ^a   Nicol, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030899470     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0278     Document Type: Article

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