Comparison of behavioural development in socially isolated and grouped rats
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Initial studies of play in rats involved observing them in their home enclosures with the whole litter present to assess the occurrence of rough-and-tumble play.
“Initial studies of play in rats involved observing them in their home enclosures with the whole litter present to assess the occurrence of RTP (Baeninger, 1967; Meaney and Stewart, 1981; Pellis and Pellis, 1983).”
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The social play deprivation period P21-42 is the period in life when social play is most abundant.
“Rats were deprived of social play for a period of three weeks postweaning (P21-P42), which is the period in life when social play is most abundant (Baenninger, 1967;Meaney and Stewart, 1981;Panksepp, 1981).”
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- Authors
- Baenninger, L. P.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Baenninger, Louise P.
- Venue
- Animal Behaviour
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1967-04
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2-3
- Pages
- 312-323
- ISSN
- 0003-3472 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2041779550
- Cited by
- 139
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Animal Behaviour (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- social isolation, behavioral development, rats, exploratory locomotion, sleep and rest, individual differences
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Behavior, Animal, Environment, Exploratory Behavior, Male, Social Isolation, Rats
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