Social facilitation of muricidal behavior in the rat.
A phenomenon resembling social facilitation of muricide was described. Rats, who were already established mouse killers, killed mice faster in the presence of a large number of rats continuously killing mice. Evidence was presented which supports the argument that the facilitation was transmitted through auditory rather than olfactory cues.
D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000378:Agonistic Behavior; D000818:Animals; D001307:Auditory Perception; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D011930:Reaction Time; D012903:Smell; D012931:Social Environment; D012932:Social Facilitation; D012934:Social Isolation