The Causes of Fighting in Mice and Rats

Scott, John; Fredericson, Emil

doi:10.1086/physzool.24.4.30152137

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“…Failure to demonstrate increases in attack behavior under the conditions of the present study is consistent with previous research (Scott & Fredericson, 1951;Seward, 1945), which suggested that conditions of frustrative nonreward did not inevitably elicit aggression in rats and a variety of other species. These findings should serve as a caution to social psychologists (e.g., Berkowitz, 1969) who interpret reports of SIA in pigeons as objective support for modified versions of the frustration-aggressions hypothesis.…”

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Schedule-induced polydipsia and aggression in rats

Hymowitz

1971

Psychon Sci

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Schedule-induced polydipsia and aggression in rats

Hymowitz

1971

Psychon Sci

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“…It is well-known that individually-housed male mice can show defensive-escape activity as well as aggressive behaviour on interaction with strange males (Scott & Fredericson, 1951). The defensive-escape activity of singly-housed mice has been considered to be a mere passive submissive response coerced by the more aggressive partner.…”

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Timid Singly‐housed Mice: Their Value in Prediction of Psychotropic Activity of Drugs

Kršiak

1975

British J Pharmacology

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I About 45% of singly-housed male mice showed timidity (alert postures, running away, defensive postures) instead of aggression on interactions in pairs with group-housed male mice, though their partners did not show any aggression. The isolation-induced timidity was stable in repeated interactions. Timid mice also showed locomotion (walking across cage and rearing) and a small amount of sociable activity (sniffing, following partners and climbing over them). 2 Diazepam (5 mg/kg), chlordiazepoxide (20 mg/kg), chlorpromazine (7.5 mg/kg) and barbitone (60 mg/kg) given orally inhibited the isolation-induced timidity without reducing other motor activities in the timid mice. Imipramine lessened timidity only in a dose (80 mg/kg) which also decreased other components of behaviour in the timid isolates. (+)-Amphetamine and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) increased the timid response. 3 Comparison of the inhibition of timid activities with changes in other behaviour occurring at the same time seems a better measure of selective timidity-reducing effects of drugs than the rota-rod test. 4 Diazepam (5 mg/kg) increased sociable and locomotor activities. Barbitone (20 and 60 mg/kg) increased sociable activities; however, the higher dose also evoked some aggression in timid mice. 5 Behaviour of timid singly-housed male mice seems to be a good measure for prediction of activity of drugs in relieving anxiety as well sociability-increasing effects of drugs.as for detection of aggression-evoking and

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“…Male intruders are viciously attacked, whereas female intruders are not attacked but, instead, are sexually mounted (Scott & Frederickson, 1951;Mackintosh, 1970). Several different olfactory cues (pheromones) present in the urine of intruders could potentially control these divergent behaviors: either an aggression-facilitating factor in male urine or an aggression-inhiblting factor in female urine could account for the differences in attack behavior.…”

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Olfactory control of aggressive and sexual behavior in the mouse (Mus musculus L.)

Connor

1972

Psychon Sci

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The Causes of Fighting in Mice and Rats

Cited by 435 publications

References 36 publications

Schedule-induced polydipsia and aggression in rats

Schedule-induced polydipsia and aggression in rats

Timid Singly‐housed Mice: Their Value in Prediction of Psychotropic Activity of Drugs

Olfactory control of aggressive and sexual behavior in the mouse (Mus musculus L.)

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