Shelter enrichment for rats

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 46-48

  Patterson Kane, Emily G ^a  

^a Animal Biology Division   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0041318823     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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