Open-field behaviour, growth rate and life span in the black-hooded rat.
The life span of the black-hooded rat has been studied in relation to two behavioural variables: (1) habituated level of responding; and (2) emotional reactivity in the open-field arena. The results indicate a relationship between the open-field measures and life span and also with growth rate measures.
D000818:Animals; D004644:Emotions; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D005260:Female; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D013037:Spatial Behavior