The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat: A Handbook with Tests by Ian Q. Whishaw

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Both seasoned and beginning investigators will be amazed at the range and complexity of rat behavior as described in the 43 chapters of this volume. The behavioral descriptions are closely tied to the laboratory methods from which they were derived, thus allowing the investigator to exploit both the behavior and the methods for their own research. It will also serve as an indispensable reference for other neuroscientists, psychologist, pharmacologists, geneticists, molecular biologists, zoologists, and their students and trainees.

Part I: Natural History; 1 Andrew N. Iwaniuk: Evolution; 2 Anthony Barnett: Ecology; 3 Lauren Gerard Koch & Steven L. Britton: Strains; 4 Guy Mittleman: Individual differences; Part II: Sensory Systems; 5 Glen T. Prusky & Robert M. Douglas: Vision; 6 Linda Herner-Vazquez, Raymond Herner-Vazquez & John K. Chapin: Somatosensation; 7 Daniel Le Bars & Samuel W. Cadden: Pain; 8 Richard H. Dyck: Vibrissae; 9 Burton Slotnick, Heather Schellinck, & Richard Brown: Olfaction; 10 Alan C. Spector: Taste; Part III: Motor Systems; 11 Sergio M. Pellis & Vivien C. Pellis: Posture; 12 Tim Schallert & Martin T. Woodlee: Orienting and planning; 13 J. Wayne Aldridge: Grooming; 14 Gillian Muir: Locomotion; 15 Ian Q. Whishaw: Prehension; 16 Ilan Golani, Anna Dvorkan, Dina Lipkind & Neri Kafkafi: Locomotor and exploratory behaviour; 17 Michael C. Antle & Ralph E. Mistleberger: Circadian rhythms; Part IV: Regulatory Systems; 18 Peter G. Clifton: Eating; 19 Neil E. Rowland: Drinking; 20 Ian Q. Whishaw: Foraging; 21 Evelyn Satinoff: Thermoregulation; 22 J. M. Koolhaas, S. F. De Boer & B. Buwalda: Stress; 23 Hynie Anisman & Alexander W. Kusnecov: Immune system; Part V: Development; 24 Scott R. Robinson & Michele R. Brumley: Prenatal behaviour; 25 Jeffrey Alberts: Infancy; 26 Russel W. Brown: Adolescence; 27 Stephanie L. Rees, Vedran Lovic & Alison S. Fleming: Maternal behaviour; 28 Sergio M. Pellis & Vivien C. Pellis: Play and fighting; 29 William J. Jenkins & Jill B. Becker: Sex; 30 Robbin L. Gibb: Environment; Part VI: Defence and Social Behaviour; 31 D. Caroline Blanchard & Robert J. Blanchard: Antipredator defence; 32 Klaus A.Miczek & Sietse F. de Boer: Aggressive, defensive and submissive behaviour; 33 Dallas Treit & John J. P. Pinel: Defensive burying; 34 Bennett G. Galef, Jr.: Social learning; 35 Greta Sokoloff & Mark S. Blumberg: Vocalization; Part VII: Cognition; 36 Dave G. Mumby: Object recognition; 37 Etienne Save & Bruno Poucet: Piloting; 38 Douglas G. Wallas & Ian Q. Whishaw: Dead reckoning; 39 M. R. Tinsley & M. S. Fanselow: Fear; 40 Robert J. Sutherland: Cognitive processes; 41 Bernard W. Balleine: Incentive behaviour; Part VIII: Models and Tests; 42 Bryan Kolb: Neurological models; 43 Henry Szechtman & David Eilam: Psychiatric models; 44 Gerline A. Metz, Bryan Kolb & Ian Q. Whishaw: Neuropsychological tests