The structure of individual differences in Heterogeneous Stock mice across problem types and motivational systems

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-55

  Locurto, C ^a   Fortin, E ^a   Sullivan, R ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

HS; Individual differences; Mice; Motivation; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037836940     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-183X.2003.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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