The Goldilocks Principle: Balancing Familiarity and Novelty in the Selection of Play Partners in Groups of Juvenile Male Rats

Like many mammals, rats frequently engage in play fighting as juveniles, an activity that influences the development of socio-cognitive skills. Most studies that assess play are based on staged dyadic encounters, implying that some average quantity and quality of play are sufficient to produce these...

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Published in:	Animal Behavior and Cognition
Main Authors:	Jackson R. Ham, Sergio M. Pellis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Animal Behavior and Cognition 2023-11-01
Subjects:	dominance partner choice partner preferences play fighting rat group play rough-and-tumble play
Online Access:	https://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/54/2%20Ham&Pellis_ABC_10(4).pdf

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