Burrowing: A sensitive behavioural assay, tested in five species of laboratory rodents

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-133

  Deacon, R M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burrrow; Egyptian spiny mouse; Gerbil; Hamster; Mouse; Neurobehavioural toxicity; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BURROWING SPECIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; FOOD; GERBIL; HAMSTER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CRICETINAE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; MALE; MICE; MURINAE; RATS; RODENTIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 62649114953     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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