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Evidence that resident male albino rats are not immune to attacks by conspecific intruders
Author(s) -
Fass Barry,
Gutermann Paul E.,
Stevens David A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2337(1979)5:2<135::aid-ab2480050204>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - intraspecific competition , offensive , adult male , aggression , zoology , agonistic behaviour , immune system , biology , psychology , developmental psychology , endocrinology , immunology , engineering , operations research
Offensive behaviors were exhibited by adult intact‐ and castrated‐male Sprague‐Dawley rats introduced into established home‐cages of male conspecifics. Implications of this result for Adams' [1976] model of intraspecific fighting are presented.