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Behavioral persistence following switchovers between environmental enrichment and impoverishment in mice

Early life experiences in a particular level of environmental complexity need not permanently modify behavior.

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Klippel, J. A. 1978. Behavioral persistence following switchovers between environmental enrichment and impoverishment in mice. Developmental Psychobiology 11, 541-557.

Influence of visible light on organ weights of mice

Light affected the weights of the pituitary, adrenals, kidneys and prostate in male mice and the adrenals, thyroid and pineal glands in females. The weight of adrenal glands of both males and females were most sensitive to changes in lighting.

Year Published: 1979Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Saltarelli, C. G., Coppola, C. P. 1979. Influence of visible light on organ weights of mice. Laboratory Animal Science 29, 319-322.

Effects of prior housing on endocrine responses to differential caging in male TO-strain mice

The results support the suggestion that changing the housing condition of mice [e.g., from single-housing to pair-housing and vice versa] is stressful as measured in elevated corticosterone levels.... The influence of re-housing was sufficient to produce higher basal corticosteroide titers...

Year Published: 1979Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Benton, D., Brain, P. F., Goldsmith, J. F. 1979. Effects of prior housing on endocrine responses to differential caging in male TO-strain mice. Physiological Psychology 7, 89-92.

Energetics of mice in stable and unstable social conditions: evidence of an air-borne factor affecting metabolism

Male mice kept individually have a 15% higher metabolic rate than mice kept in stable same gender pairs.

Year Published: 1980Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Herreid, C. F., Schlenker, E. H. 1980. Energetics of mice in stable and unstable social conditions: evidence of an air-borne factor affecting metabolism. Animal Behaviour 28, 20-28.

Paradoxical sleep and memory (I): Selective alterations following enriched and impoverished environmental rearing

Mice were reared in either enriched (EE), social control, (SE), or impoverished (IE) environments for 30 days. Environmental enrichment results in a significant and selective increase in paradoxical sleep (PS, or REM sleep) and also enhances recall of a multiple-trial,...

Year Published: 1980Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Gutwein, B. M., Fishbein, W. 1980. Paradoxical sleep and memory (I): Selective alterations following enriched and impoverished environmental rearing. Brain Research Bulletin 5(1), 9-12.

Wheel-running behaviour in 12 species of muroid rodents

The objective of this research was to describe the levels and periodicity of wheel running in 12 species of muroid rodents in order that comparisons could be made among different measures of activity in a variety of species. Six males...

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Mouse, Other Rodent, Rodent

Citation: Dewsbury, D. A. 1980. Wheel-running behaviour in 12 species of muroid rodents. Behavioural Processes 5, 271-280.

Assessing laboratory evidence for neoplastic activity

Mortality and tumor incidence in corcinogenesis experiments differ between mice caged in the top vs. bottom of the rack.

Year Published: 1980Topics: Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Mantel, N. 1980. Assessing laboratory evidence for neoplastic activity. Biometics 36, 381-399.

Nest-box choice in the laboratory mice: Preference for nest-boxes differing in design (size and/or shape) and composition

Mice had a strong preference for nest boxes which allowed visual cues to pass and which had a rectangular shape. Highest in order of preference were small narrow-sided nest-boxes, followed by small square ones, then the small circular one, and...

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Buhot-Averseng, M. C. 1981. Nest-box choice in the laboratory mice: Preference for nest-boxes differing in design (size and/or shape) and composition. Behavioural Processes 6, 337-384.

Endogenous opioids and social behavior

Evidence for the hypothesis that brain-opioids mediate social affect and social attachments is summarized. Opiates and opioids are very effective in reducing social separation-induced distress vocalizations (DVs), in puppies, young guinea pigs and chicks, while opiate antagonists can increase DVs....

Year Published: 1980Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Bird, Chicken, Dog, Guinea Pig, Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Panksepp, J., Herman, B. H., Vilberg, T. et al. 1980. Endogenous opioids and social behavior. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 4(4), 473-487.

Whisker trimming in mice

The barberer is usually dominant in the 'tube dominance' test.

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Strozik, E., Festing, M. F. W. 1981. Whisker trimming in mice. Lab Animal 15(4), 309-312.