How STRANGE are your study animals?

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 582; no. 7812; pp. 337 - 340
• Main Authors: Webster, Michael M., Rutz, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 18.06.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/158; 631/181; 631/601/18; 706/648/496; 706/648/697; Acclimatization; Analysis; Animal behavior; Animal cognition; Animal Identification Systems - methods; Animal psychology; Animals; Anti-predator behavior; Behavior; Behavior, Animal; Chelonia mydas; Circadian Rhythm; Cognition; Comment; Experiments; Female; Females; Humans; Laboratories; Laboratory animals; Learning; Male; Males; Mice; Models, Animal; Rats; Reproducibility of Results; Research Design; Research projects; Researchers; Sea turtles; Seasons; Selection Bias; Social Class; Time Factors; United States; Evolution; Ecology; Animal behaviour; Research data; Research management

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