Effects of a running wheel-igloo enrichment on aggression, hierarchy linearity, and stereotypy in group-housed male CD-1 (ICR) mice

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 90-103

  Howerton, Christopher L ^a   Garner, Joseph P ^b   Mench, Joy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance; Enrichment; Mouse; Social behaviour; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; DOMINANCE; MALE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 54149085716     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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