Behavioral responses to physical vs. social novelty in male and female laboratory rats

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-59

  Cavigelli, Sonia A ^a,b   Michael, Kerry C ^a   West, Sheila G ^a   Klein, Laura Cousino ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Non social; Novelty; Rat; Sex difference; Social

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; RODENT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 80051583965     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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