Rodent

Sound-induced seizures in rats fed an aminoacid deficient diet

Year Published: 1951Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Bevan, W. Jr., Hard, J. S., Seal, U. S. 1951. Sound-induced seizures in rats fed an aminoacid deficient diet. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 44, 327-332.

Factors influencing the toxicity of sympathomimetic amines to solitary mice

A higher susceptibility to ephedrine was noticed in animal exposed to light intensity of 12 ft-c vs. 0.025 ft-c.

Year Published: 1947Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Chance, M. R. A. 1947. Factors influencing the toxicity of sympathomimetic amines to solitary mice. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 89, 289-296.

Transfer experiments with guinea-pigs

Year Published: 1927Animal Type: Guinea Pig

Citation: Hadley, C. V. D. 1927. Transfer experiments with guinea-pigs. British Journal of Psychology 18, 189-224.

Influence of environment on mammary cancer in mice

Animal kept in groups are more resistant to spontaneously developing mammary tumors than animals caged individually.

Year Published: 1944Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Andervont, H. B. 1944. Influence of environment on mammary cancer in mice. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 4, 579-581.

Nutritional deficiency as a factor in the abnormal behavior of experimental animals

earliest reference to the term abnormal behavior.

Year Published: 1941Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: King, C. G., Karn, H. W., Patton, R. A. 1941. Nutritional deficiency as a factor in the abnormal behavior of experimental animals. Science 94, 186.

Emotional behavior in the rat

Year Published: 1936Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Hall, C. S. 1936. Emotional behavior in the rat. II. The relationship between emotionality and ambulatory activity. Journal of Comparative Psychology 22, 345-352.

Emotional behavior in the rat: I

Proposes that measuring aspect of rat behavior in a contained arena indicates the emotional reactivity of the subjects. Specifically, both the number of fecal boli deposited and the activity patterns correlates with the levels of fear and emotional reactivity. Large...

Year Published: 1934Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Hall, C. S. 1934. Emotional behavior in the rat: I. Defecation and urination as measures of individual differences in emotionality. Journal of Comparative Psychology 18, 385-403.

A study of the rat’s behavior in a field: A contribution to method in comparative psychology

THE OPEN-FIELD (OF) TEST, originally developed by Hall (Hall & Ballachey, 1932), is one of the most widely used methods in the study of emotionality in rodents. The test is conducted in an enclosed open area in which the animal...

Year Published: 1932Topics: Emotion, Pain, & SentienceAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Hall, C. S., Ballachey, E. L. 1932. A study of the rat's behavior in a field: A contribution to method in comparative psychology. University of California Publications in Psychology 6, 1-12.

Animal behavior and internal drives

Rats run up to 43 km/24 h in running wheels.

Year Published: 1927Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Richter, C. P. 1927. Animal behavior and internal drives. Comparative Psychology Monographs 1, 1-55.

Spontaneous activity in the rat

Rats obviously prefer running wheels over tunnels: Subjects ran more than 6 km/ 24 h in a running wheel but only less then 0.2 km in a circular tunnel run.

Year Published: 1954Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Eayrs, J. T. 1954. Spontaneous activity in the rat. Animal Behaviour 2, 25-30.