Voluntary wheel running: a review and novel interpretation
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A broad variety of wild, laboratory and domestic species with diverse evolutionary histories perform voluntary wheel running, frequently with remarkable intensity and coordination. No single internal causal factor can solely explain wheel running, while external causal factors play a limited role in its occurrence. Among its proposed functions are for energy balance and information gathering, searching and exploration. A novel interpretation for wheel running is presented, wherein it is performed for its own sake and is perceived by animals as extremely important and self-reinforcing.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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Reorganization of behaviour in laboratory mice, Mus musculus, with varying cost of access to resources
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Laboratory mice are highly motivated to patrol accessible areas containing resources. When the mice are required to cross 30 cm of water to reach the resource, the number of visits to each resource decreases but the proportion of time spent on each resource is unaffected. An increase in the width of water fails to affect either the frequency or duration of the visits. When initial access to resources is penalized, the mice maintain the duration of the visits better than the number of visits to the resources. However, the number of visits rarely decreases to zero.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1996
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Social context affects the motivation of laboratory mice, Mus musculus, to gain access to resources
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Understanding animal behavior depends on the fundamental interpretation of motivation and the consumer demand studies measuring the motivation that animals have for resources are tested using the animals in isolation. It was seen that the social context had a significant effect on the motivation of laboratory mice, Mus musculus, and the effect was resource dependent.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2003
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