Anxiety profiles of mice selectively bred for intermale aggression

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 503-511

  Nyberg, Jenny M ^a   Vekovischeva, Olga ^b,c   Sandnabba, N Kenneth ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anxiety; Anxiety profile; Behavioral strategy; Elevated plus maze; Light dark box; Mice; Staircase test

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CROSSES, GENETIC; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141955065     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025718531997     Document Type: Conference Paper

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