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“the wild, rats live in mixed-sex groups, which typically do not exceed 10 to 15 individuals.24,66”
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“For example, studying animals in small cages might promote direct fighting instead of chasing and avoidance, typically observed in large habitats.66,67”
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“Interestingly, it seems that when the size of such collective exceeds some threshold (around 20 animals), out-group aggression is reduced and rats ignore or accept also unknown conspecifics.66”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lore, R., & Flannelly, K.
- Venue
- Scientific American
- Published
- 1977-05
- Volume
- 236
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 106-116
- ISSN
- 0036-8733 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4248541571
- Cited by
- 147
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 8.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Scientific American (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Keywords
- Rattus norvegicus, animal social behavior, social organization, communal living, sex equality, learning
- MeSH terms
- Aggression, Animals, Avoidance Learning, Behavior, Animal, Female, Food Preferences, Grooming, Humans, Male, Social Behavior, Rats
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