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The Behavior of the Laboratory RatA Handbook with Tests$
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The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat: A Handbook with Tests

Ian Q. Whishaw and Bryan Kolb

Print publication date: 2004

Print ISBN-13: 9780195162851

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2009

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195162851.001.0001

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Vocalization

Vocalization

Chapter:
(p.371) 35 Vocalization
Source:
The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat
Author(s):

Greta Sokoloff

Mark S. Blumberg

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195162851.003.0035

This chapter provides an overview of the contexts, mechanisms, and suggested functions of rat vocalizations. Topics discussed include frequency and temporal characteristics of vocalizations, environmental contexts associated with ultrasonic vocalizations, anatomical considerations, functional significance of ultrasonic vocalizations, and the vocalizing rat as a model of human psychological disorders.

Keywords:   laboratory rats, rat vocalizations, ultrasonic vocalizations, temporal characteristics, psychological disorders

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