The influence of natural variations in maternal care on play fighting in the rat

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 767-776

  Parent, Carine I ^a   Meaney, Michael J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Licking grooming (LG); Long Evans rat; Maternal care; Play fighting

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROOMING; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AGGRESSION; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AROUSAL; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 60849105097     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20342     Document Type: Article

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