<b>Environmental and dam effects on cannibalism in Wistar rat litters

The factors related to cannibalistic behavior of dams in a Wistar rat colony are identified and analyzed. The maternal genetic effects were tested as a random effect by the method of generalized linear models. The season at parturition, the dam´s age at parturition and the density of the room at par...

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Main Authors: Graziela Tarôco, Leila de Genova Gaya, Daniela Regina Resende, Ivan Carlos dos Santos, Ana Paula Madureira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2015-08-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/23015