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Title Defensive Aggregation (Huddling) in Rattus Norvegicus toward Predator Odor: Individual Differences, Social Buffering Effects and Neural Correlates
Author Michael T. Bowen, Richard C. Kevin, Matthew May, Lauren G. Staples, Glenn E. Hunt, Iain S. McGregor
Date 2013-07-13
Description Some rats huddle less, and approach the threatening cue more than others (active vs. passive responders). The present study explored whether active responding is a stable phenotype associated with behaviors outside direct predatory encounters
Keywords Norway Rat, Rattus Norvegicus, defensive aggregation, huddling,
URL http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0068483
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