Rats avoid exposure to carbon dioxide and argon

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 100-109

  Niel, Lee ^a   Weary, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argon; Avoidance; Carbon dioxide; Preference; Rats

Indexed keywords

ARGON; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; RODENT; TOLERANCE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34548461718     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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