Dependence of ethological reactions of rats with submissive behaviour type on the partner in a «partition» test

The dynamics of the reactions of rats with submissive type of behaviour to known or unknown part-ners has been investigated under modelling of sensory contact in a «partition» test under the conditions of agonistic collisions. Testing the rats with submissive type of behaviour testifies to the fact...

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Main Author: E. V. Veselovskaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University 2010-06-01
Series:Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Medicina
Online Access:http://medicine.dp.ua/index.php/med/article/view/3
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Summary:The dynamics of the reactions of rats with submissive type of behaviour to known or unknown part-ners has been investigated under modelling of sensory contact in a «partition» test under the conditions of agonistic collisions. Testing the rats with submissive type of behaviour testifies to the fact that after the series of agonistic collisions the rats demonstrate increasing fear of a known partner-aggressor, but they keep the interest in an unknown partner in a «partition» test.
ISSN:2310-4155
2312-7295