Prepartum and postpartum open-field behavior and maternal responsiveness in mice bidirectionally selected for open-field thigmotaxis

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-53

  Leppänen, Pia K ^a,c   Ravaja, Niklas ^b   Beatrice S ^a,d   Ewalds Kvist, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^c Dalarna University ^*  (Finland)

^d DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emotionality; HOFT and LOFT mice; Open field; Pup retrieval; Thigmotaxis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROOMING; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; ELIMINATIVE BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EMOTIONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROOMING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; REACTION TIME; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39749185394     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GENP.135.1.37-53     Document Type: Article

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