Influence of cage enrichment on aggressive behaviour and physiological parameters in male mice

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-81

  Van Loo, P L P ^a   Kruitwagen, C L J J ^a   Koolhaas, J M ^b   Van De Weerd, H A ^c   Van Zutphen, L F M ^a   Baumans, V ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Environmental enrichment; Male mice; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; CAPTIVITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; RODENT;

EID: 0037154679     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00200-3     Document Type: Article

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