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The behavior of the laboratory rat : a handbook with tests / edited by Ian Q. Whishaw, Bryan Kolb.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rats--Behavior.
- Rats.
- Rats as laboratory animals.
- Rats--psychology.
- Animals, Laboratory--physiology.
- Behavioral Research--methods.
- Behavior, Animal--physiology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Rats--psychology.
- Animals, Laboratory--physiology.
- Behavioral Research--methods.
- Behavior, Animal--physiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 504 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- This text provides a practical overview of all rat behaviour as it has been studied in laboratory conditions. It includes sections on natural history, sensory systems, motor systems, regulatory systems, development and parental behaviour, social behaviour, cognitive functions and models.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Natural history. Evolution / Andrew N. Iwaniuk
- Ecology / S. Anthony Barnett
- Strains / Lauren Gerard Koch and Steven L. Britton
- Individual Differences / Guy Mittleman
- pt. II. Vision / Glen T. Pruskey and Robert M. Douglas
- Somatosensation / Linda Hermer-Vazquez, Raymond Hermer-Vazquez, and John K. Chapin
- Pain / Daniel Le Bars and Samuel W. Cadden
- Vibrissae / Richard H. Dyck
- Olfaction / Burton Slotnick, Heather Schellinck, and Richard Brown
- Test / Alan C. Spector
- pt. III. Motor systems. Posture / Sergio M. Pellis and Vivien C. Pellis
- Orienting and placing / Tim Schallert and Martin T. Woodlee
- Grooming / J. Wayne Aldridge
- Locomotion / Gillian Muir
- Prehension / Ian Q. Whishaw
- Locomotor and exploratory behavior / Ilan Golani [and others]
- Circadian rhythms / Michael C. antle and Ralph E. Mistlberger
- pt. IV. Regulatory systems. Eating / Peter G. clifton
- Drinking / Neil E. Rowland.
- Foraging / Ian Q. Whishaw
- Thermoregulation / Evelyn Satinoff
- Stress / Jaap M. Koolhaas, Sietse F. de Boer, and Bauke Buwalda
- Immune system / Hymie Anisman and Alexander W. Kusnecov
- pt. V. Development. Prenatal behavior / Scott R. Robinson and Michele R. Brumley
- Infancy / Jeffrey R. Alberts
- Adolescence / Russell W. Brown
- Maternal behavior / Stephanie L. Rees, Vedran Lovic, and Alison S. Fleming
- Play and fighting / Sergio M. Pellis and Vivien C. Pellis
- Sex / William J. Jenkins and Jill B. Becker
- Environment / Robbin L. Gibb
- pt. VI. Defense and social behavior. Antipredator defense / D. Caroline Blanchard and Robert J. Blanchard
- Aggressive, defensive, and submissive behavior /Klaus A. Miczek and Sietse F. de Boer
- Defensive burying / Dallas Treit and John J.P. Pinel.
- Social learning / Bennett G. Galef, Jr.
- Vocalization / Greta Sokoloff and Mark S. Blumberg
- pt. VII. Cognition. Object recognition / David G. Mumbry
- Piloting / Etienne Save and Bruno Poucet
- Dead reckoning / Douglas G. Wallace and Ian Q. Whishaw
- Fear / Matthew R. Tinsley and Michael S. Fanselow
- Cognitive processes / Robert J. Sutherland
- Incentive behavior / Bernard W. Balleine
- pt. VIII. Models and tests. Neurological models / Bryan Kolb
- Psychiatric models / Henry Szechtman and David Eilam
- Neuropsychological tests / Gerlinde A. Metz, Bryan Kolb, and Ian Q. Whishaw.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and online resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-83812-4
- 0-19-803684-1
- 1-4294-2141-X
- 0-19-986389-X
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