The motivation of group-housed laboratory mice to leave an enriched laboratory cage

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-35

  Sherwin, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

enrichment; information gathering; monitoring; motivation; mouse; Mus musculus

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 33845728060     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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