Observations on Fighting Behaviour of Male Mice (Mus musculus L.)
- 12 January 1975
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Zeitschrift Fur Tierpsychologie
- Vol. 39 (1-5) , 126-140
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1975.tb00903.x
Abstract
Fighting behaviour of male mice was eompared in 8 wild, 2 unselected laboratory and 6 laboratory mice from a population bred from winners of fights. Behaviour was recorded when all 16 mice were allowed to fight in all possible pairs in a neutral test box, and when 5 selected mice fought in pairs in the home cages of one or the other. The occurrence of self-grooming, tail rattle and squealing are discussed. Different occurrences of behaviour in the different strains are explained as a result of genetic selection responses.Keywords
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