The physiological and behavioral impact of sensory contact among unfamiliar adult mice in the laboratory

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-288

  Rettich, Andreas ^a   Käsermann, Hans Peter ^a   Pelczar, Pawel ^a   Bürki, Kurt ^a   Arras, Margarete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; SENSORY STIMULATION; TACHYCARDIA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 33846655822     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0904_3     Document Type: Article

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