Effect of aging on spatial learning and running speed in the shrew (Cryptotis parva)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1112-1120

  Punzo, Fred ^a   Chavez, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cryptotis parva; Running speed; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

AGING; LEARNING; RODENT; SPATIAL COGNITION;

CRYPTOTIS PARVA; RODENTIA; SORICIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141569349     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BWG-106     Document Type: Article

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