Selective depletion of bacteria alters but does not eliminate odors of individuality in Rattus norvegicus

TY - JOUR

T1 - Selective depletion of bacteria alters but does not eliminate odors of individuality in Rattus norvegicus

AU - Schellinck, Heather Mac Intosh

AU - Brown, Richard E.

N1 - Funding Information: This research was funded by a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, Grant A7441 to R.E.B. H.M.S. was supported by a NSERC Graduate Fellowship. We thank Dr. W. Hofstra, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, for supplying the drugs and methodology required for the bacterial depletions. The care of animals was in accordance with the guidelines established by the Canadian Council on Animal Care and the protocol was approved by the Dalhousie University Animal Care Committee.

PY - 2000

Y1 - 2000

KW - Bacteria

KW - Odors of individuality

KW - Olfactory learning

KW - Operant olfactometer

KW - Rats

KW - Urine

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U2 - 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00277-8

DO - 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00277-8

M3 - Article

C2 - 11006424

AN - SCOPUS:0033829892

SN - 0031-9384

VL - 70

SP - 261

EP - 270

JO - Physiology and Behavior

JF - Physiology and Behavior

IS - 3-4

ER -