Evaluation of exploration and risk assessment in pre-weaning mice using the novel cage test

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 139-147

  Marques, Joana M ^a,b   Olsson, I Anna S ^b   Ögren, Sven Ove ^c   Dahlborn, Kristina ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emotional reactivity; Exploration; Novel cage test; Risk assessment; Risk taking; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; C57BL MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 42449100097     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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