The behavioral effects of single housing and environmental enrichment on adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 280-285

  Collymore, Chereen ^a,b   Tolwani, Ravi J ^a   Rasmussen, Skye ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR TEST; LIGHT-DARK TEST; NONHUMAN; NOVEL TANK TEST; ORGANISM SOCIAL GROUP; PLACE PREFERENCE; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE;

DANIO RERIO;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LIGHT; MALE; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84930747766     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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