Effect of transatlantic transport on reproduction of agouti and nonagouti deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-64

  Hayssen, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouti; Deer mice; Peromyscus maniculatus; Transport stress

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; STRESS; TIME; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

AGOUTI; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS;

EID: 0031962001     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367798780559482     Document Type: Article

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