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dc.contributor.authorSchweinfurth, Manon Karin
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-10T08:30:01Z
dc.date.available2020-04-10T08:30:01Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-09
dc.identifier.citationSchweinfurth , M K 2020 , ' The social life of Norway rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) ' , eLife , vol. 9 , e54020 . https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.54020en
dc.identifier.issn2050-084X
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 267210622
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 999d8d72-b88f-4e94-b847-b8398d0ba743
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85083239831
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000526030600001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/19778
dc.descriptionThis work was supported by a grant of the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant number P2BEP3 175269).en
dc.description.abstractThe Norway rat has important impacts on our life. They are amongst the most used research subjects, resulting in ground-breaking advances. At the same time, wild rats live in close association with us, leading to various adverse interactions. In face of this relevance, it is surprising how little is known about their natural behaviour. While recent laboratory studies revealed their complex social skills, little is known about their social behaviour in the wild. An integration of these different scientific approaches is crucial to understand their social life, which will enable us to design more valid research paradigms, develop more effective management strategies, and to provide better welfare standards. Hence, I first summarise the literature on their natural social behaviour. Second, I provide an overview of recent developments concerning their social cognition. Third, I illustrate why an integration of these areas would be beneficial to optimise our interactions with them.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofeLifeen
dc.rightsCopyright © 2020, Schweinfurth. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.en
dc.subjectBF Psychologyen
dc.subject.lccBFen
dc.titleThe social life of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)en
dc.typeJournal itemen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscienceen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.54020
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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