Variability in patterns of intra-specific bitting attack in commonly used genetic lines of laboratory mice

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 113-127

  Brain, Paul F ^a   Hui, Sandra E ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BITE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; TOPOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0142211402     PISSN: 09013393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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