Contributions of endothermy to huddling behavior in infant Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) and Syrian golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 240-246

  Sokoloff, Greta ^a   Blumberg, Mark S ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HAMSTER; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYRIAN HAMSTER; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85047669368     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.116.3.240     Document Type: Article

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