Environmental modification and agonistic behavior in NIH/S male mice: Nesting material enhances fighting but shelters prevent it

Comparative Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-208

  Kaliste, Eila K ^a   Mering, Satu M ^a   Huuskonen, Hannele K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 33745014546     PISSN: 15320820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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