[Intestinal flora and social relations in laboratory rats].
This paper deals with the quantitative study of the social interaction in dyads of laboratory rats. Two kinds of dyads of Rattus norvegicus were observed: one which had the conventional rat intestinal flora (S.S.C.u.p.) and the other a micro-flora (J.L.T.) derived from feral rats, each member of the dyad having the same sex. Contact-seeking and sniffing behaviour were more frequent and lasted longer in J.L.T. rats than in S.S.C.u.p.
Le Berre
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Laboratoire d'Ethologie, Université Claude-Bernard, Lyon.
Le Guelte
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D000818:Animals; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats / Q000382:microbiology*; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000382:microbiology; D012919:Social Behavior
Flores intestinales et relations sociales, chez le rat de laboratoire.