Rubbings deposited by cats elicit defensive behavior in rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 711-718

  May, Matthew D ^a   Bowen, Michael T ^b   McGregor, Iain S ^b   Timberlake, William ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Body rubbing; Cat odor; Defensive behavior; Kairomone; Pheromone; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD INTAKE; MATING; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; ODORS; PHEROMONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84870698558     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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