Individual differences in activity levels in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 257, Issue , 2013, Pages 224-229

  Tran, Steven ^a   Gerlai, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Individual difference; Locomotory activity; Sex difference; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEREDITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ZEBRA FISH;

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE; LOCOMOTORY ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZEBRAFISH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84886417720     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.09.040     Document Type: Article

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