The exploratory behaviour of rats in the hole-board apparatus: Is head-dipping a valid measure of neophilia?

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 442-448

  Brown, Gillian R ^a   Nemes, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exploration; Head dipping; Hole board; Neophilia; Neophobia; Rat

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RODENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDITY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 43049159576     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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