Genetic correlations in validating emotionality.

doi:10.1007/BF01070740

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Genetic correlations in validating emotionality.

Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 1990

van der Staay F J, Kerbusch S, Raaijmakers W

Abstract excerpt

Sixty-six rats of seven inbred strains were observed in an open field (OF) and in a light-dark preference box (LDB). Each set of apparatus provides measures of locomotor activity and of the time spent in the "most protected" area (the corners in the OF, the dark compartment in the LDB). These mea...

Topics

Animals
Arousal
Emotions
Exploratory Behavior
Female
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Behavioral
Male
Motor Activity
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains

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