Influence of photoperiod and sex on locomotor behavior of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) in an automated light-dark 'anxiety' test

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 869-879

  Ossenkopp, Klaus Peter ^a   Van Anders, Sari M ^a   Engeland, Christopher G ^a   Kavaliers, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Exploration; Fear; Gonadal hormones; Innate avoidance; Locomotor activity; Reproductive status; Risk assessment; Sex differences; VersaMax activity apparatus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLE;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; ARVICOLINAE; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DARKNESS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; LIGHT; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 22144446347     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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