Revolutionary science: an improved running wheel for hamsters.
Golden hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus, ran more in wheels with the floor covered by a plastic mesh than in wheels with the usual rods. This preference was evident both in tests with a single wheel and in tests when the animals were offered a choice between two wheels. Phase shifts following a 3h confinement to a novel wheel were greater if the novel wheel had the plastic cover.
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Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D000204:Activity Cycles / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D004867:Equipment Design; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000295:instrumentation; D012420:Running