Social dominance rank influences wheel running behavior in mice

Dominance hierarchies within social groups determine resource distribution. Resources, such as food and access to mating partners, can act as reinforcers. The present study examined the effect of social rank on access to wheel running—a reinforcing behavior performed by laboratory animals. Mice were...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroscience letters 2009-07, Vol.457 (3), p.137-140
Hauptverfasser:	Vargas-Pérez, Héctor, Sellings, Laurie, Grieder, Taryn, Díaz, José-Luis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis of Variance Animals Balb/c mice Behavior, Animal Biological and medical sciences Circadian Rhythm Dominance Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Male Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Motor Activity Reward Social Behavior Social Dominance Social inhibition Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs Wheel running
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