Some like it hot: Mouse temperature preferences in laboratory housing

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 116, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 279-285

  Gaskill, Brianna N ^a   Rohr, Stephanie A ^a   Pajor, Edmond A ^a   Lucas, Jeffrey R ^b   Garner, Joseph P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Home cage; Mice; Stress; Temperature preference; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; TAXIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 57749098457     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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