Effects of social isolation and crowding upon active-avoidance performance in the rat
β Scribed by Viveros, M. P. ;Hernandez, R. ;Gallego, A.
- Book ID
- 111516566
- Publisher
- Psychonomic Society Publications
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 775 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4996
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