Arousal, but not nursing, is necessary to elicit a decreased fear reaction toward humans in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) pups

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-199

  Pongrácz, Péter ^a   Altbäcker, Vilmos ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Anticipatory arousal; Early learning; Nursing; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Rabbit; Sensitive period

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICIPATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEEDING; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT; REARING; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AROUSAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; FEAR; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; IMPRINTING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; WEANING;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0141958249     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.10132     Document Type: Article

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