Activity and Acquisition/Extinction Comparisons of Brown- and White-Coated Litter Mates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Lundgren (Laurentian University, corresponding author), Michael A Per Singer (Laurentian University) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 779-782 |
| Publication date | 1978-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1978.43.3.779 |
| PMID | 740819 |
| OpenAlex | W2012843053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Initial experiments were conducted to determine the effect of coat color on behavior. “Wild” brown- and white (albino)-coated litter mates from 5 brother-sister bred pairs which were the offsprings of albino rats bred with wild dump rats ( Rattus norvegicus) were compared directly on several behavioral measures. No significant differences existed between coat colors for juvenile and adult ambulatory activity, acquisition rates for a lever-pressing task or for weaning and adult body weights. The brown-coated rats extinguished the lever responses more quickly than their white-coated litter mates. Sex differences tended towards significance for the activity measures and were significant for the body weights
Animal science · Biology · Coat · Developmental psychology · Extinction (optical mineralogy · Juvenile · Litter · Weaning · White (mutation · Zoology · Ecology · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1982 - 1982 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |