The motivation of group-housed laboratory mice, Mus musculus, for additional space

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 711-717

  Sherwin, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; RODENT; SPACE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS;

EID: 1842422072     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.08.018     Document Type: Article

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