Publications

The wall-seeking tendency in three inbred mouse strains (Mus musculus)

Year Published: 1953Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Fredericson, E. 1953. The wall-seeking tendency in three inbred mouse strains (Mus musculus). Journal of Genetic Psychology 82, 143-146.

Whisker-eating mice

In all three cages dominance of one whisker eater over the other could be diagnosed within 24 hours. ... Hairs were eaten but not digested.

Year Published: 1952Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Hauschka, T. S. 1952. Whisker-eating mice. Journal of Heredity 43, 77-80.

Sheep Management and Diseases, 7th Edition

Sheep have excellent long-term memory, especially of aversive situations.

Year Published: 1952Animal Type: Sheep

Citation: Belschner, H. G. 1962. Sheep Management and Diseases, 7th Edition. Angus and Robertson, Sydney, Australia.

Influence of environment on mammary tumors in mice

Group-housed animals are less suceptible to develop mammary tumors than individually housed animals.

Year Published: 1951Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Muhlbock, O. 1951. Influence of environment on mammary tumors in mice. Acta Unio Internationalis Contra Cancrum 7, 351-353.

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.

The Care and Breeding of Laboratory Animals: The Monkey

Valuable observations regarding the space requirements of single-housed rhesus macaques. It is inconceivable that growing monkeys in the laboratory be denied their essential activities of swinging, jumping, and scampering about. This calls for space. ... If sufficient room is not...

Year Published: 1950Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Van Wagenen, G. 1950. The monkeys. In: The Care and Breeding of Laboratory Animals . Farris, E. J. (ed), 1-42. John Wiley, New York, NY.

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.

Social Behavior, Organization and Leadership in a Small Flock of Domestic Sheep – Comparative Psychology Monographs, Volume 18, Serial No

Description of species-typical behavior of sheep.

Year Published: 1945Animal Type: Sheep

Citation: Scott, J. P. 1945. Social Behavior, Organization and Leadership in a Small Flock of Domestic Sheep - Comparative Psychology Monographs, Volume 18, Serial No.96. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD.

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.