Differential effect of handling on adult aggression in male mice bidirectionally selected for attack latency

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 365-368

  Benus, R F ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cage size; Handling; Mice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033241179     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2337(1999)25:5<365::AID-AB4>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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