The development of "roughness" in the play fighting of rats: A Laban Movement Analysis perspective

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-43

  Foroud, Afra ^a   Pellis, Sergio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult play; Juvenile play; LMA; Play fighting; Rats; Rough play

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; FOREFOOT; JUVENILE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PUBERTY; RAT; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; VIDEOTAPE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MOVEMENT; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037216033     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.10088     Document Type: Article

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