Magnetic compass orientation in C57BL/6J mice

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 366-373

  Muhelm, Rachel ^a   Edgar, Nicole M ^b   Sloan, Kelly A ^a   Phillips, John B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CAGE; DEVICE; LEARNING; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MAGNETIC COMPASS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; C57BL MOUSE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; MAGNETISM; MALE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MAGNETICS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33947496455     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/bf03193201     Document Type: Article

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