Changes in the pattern of exploratory behavior are associated with the emergence of social dominance relationships in male rats

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-47

  Arakawa, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exploratory behavior; Rats; Rearing condition; Risk assessment; Social dominance relationships; Subordination

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WEIGHT GAIN; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33745400437     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20114     Document Type: Article

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