Profile of wild Neotropical spiny rats (Trinomys, Echimyidae) in two behavioral tests

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-133

  Manaf, P ^a   Morato, S ^a   Spinelli Oliveira, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Caviomorph; Defecation; Echimyidae; Elevated plus maze; Exploration of open spaces; Grooming; Neotropical spiny rats; Open field; Plesiomorphy; Trinomys

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHOLOGY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0038094450     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(03)00121-5     Document Type: Article

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