Ultrasonic vocalizations as indicators of welfare for laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 116-129

  Burman, Oliver H P ^a   Ilyat, Alexander ^a   Jones, Gareth ^a   Mendl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Laboratory rats; Ultrasonic vocalizations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOINDICATOR; CALLING BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; SMALL MAMMAL; ULTRASONICS; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33947147129     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.028     Document Type: Article

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