Phenotypic differences in behavior, physiology and neurochemistry between rats selected for tameness and for defensive aggression towards humans

@article{Albert2008PhenotypicDI,
  title={Phenotypic differences in behavior, physiology and neurochemistry between rats selected for tameness and for defensive aggression towards humans},
  author={Frank Wolfgang Albert and Olesya Shchepina and Christine Winter and Holger R{\"o}mpler and Daniel Teupser and Rupert Palme and Uta Ceglarek and J{\"u}rgen Kratzsch and Reinhard Sohr and Lyudmila N. Trut and Joachim Thiery and Rudolf Morgenstern and Irina Z. Plyusnina and Torsten Sch{\"o}neberg and Svante P{\"a}{\"a}bo},
  journal={Hormones and Behavior},
  year={2008},
  volume={53},
  pages={413-421}
}
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