Investigative burying by laboratory mice may involve non-functional, compulsive, behaviour

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-254

  Londei, Tiziano ^a   Valentini, Alessandra M V ^a   G Leone, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Investigative burying; Laboratory conditions; Mice; Non functional behaviour; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; DISPLACEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; SCORPIONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031926310     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)00162-9     Document Type: Article

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