Group housing and social dominance hierarchy affect circadian activity patterns in mice

In this study, we investigated the effect of social environment on circadian patterns in activity by group housing either six male or six female mice together in a cage, under regular light–dark cycles. Based on the interactions among the animals, the social dominance rank of individual mice was qua...

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Main Authors: Yuri Robbers, Mayke M. H. Tersteeg, Johanna H. Meijer, Claudia P. Coomans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-02-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.201985