The effect of early handling is dependent upon the state of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) pups around nursing

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-251

  Pongrácz, Péter ^a   Altbäcker, Vilmos ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Approach; Early stimulation; Fear of humans; Maternal visit; Timing of handling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NURSING; PERINATAL PERIOD; RABBIT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEAR; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17944385946     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(199911)35:3<241::AID-DEV8>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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