Genetic and environmental (inter)actions in male mouse lines selected for aggressive and nonaggressive behavior

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-109

  Nyberg, J ^a   Sandnabba, K ^a   Schalkwyk, L ^b   Sluyter, F ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Gene environment interaction; Isolation; Mouse; Selection lines; Test experience

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEREDITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642421738     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2003.0056.x     Document Type: Article

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