The behavior of the laboratory rat : a handbook with tests

This book contains a wide range of information of huge complexity on rat behavior. The book has three objectives. The first objective is to present an introduction of rat behavior. In choosing the rat as the subject species, the book has made the assumption that this species will remain, as it has i...

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Main Authors Whishaw, Ian Q., Kolb, Bryan
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2005
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Edition1
Subjects
Behavior
Cognition and Behavioural Neuroscience
Neuroscientific Techniques
Rats
Rats > Behavior
Rats as laboratory animals
parental behavior
rats
behavior
cognitive functions
social behavior
laboratory methods
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Natural History -- 1. Evolution -- 2. Ecology -- 3. Strains -- 4. Individual Differences -- Part II: Sensory Systems -- 5. Vision -- 6. Somatosensation -- 7. Pain -- 8. Vibrissae -- 9. Olfaction -- 10. Taste -- Part III: Motor Systems -- 11. Posture -- 12. Orienting and Placing -- 13. Grooming -- 14. Locomotion -- 15. Prehension -- 16. Locomotor and Exploratory Behavior -- 17. Circadian Rhythms -- Part IV: Regulatory Systems -- 18. Eating -- 19. Drinking -- 20. Foraging -- 21. Thermoregulation -- 22. Stress -- 23. Immune System -- Part V: Development -- 24. Prenatal Behavior -- 25. Infancy -- 26. Adolescence -- 27. Maternal Behavior -- 28. Play and Fighting -- 29. Sex -- 30. Environment -- Part VI: Defense and Social Behavior -- 31. Antipredator Defense -- 32. Aggressive, Defensive, and Submissive Behavior -- 33. Defensive Burying -- 34. Social Learning -- 35. Vocalization -- Part VII: Cognition -- 36. Object Recognition -- 37. Piloting -- 38. Dead Reckoning -- 39. Fear -- 40. Cognitive Processes -- 41. Incentive Behavior -- Part VIII: Models and Tests -- 42. Neurological Models -- 43. Psychiatric Models -- 44. Neuropsychological Tests -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W