Affiliation:
1. State University of New York at Binghamton
Abstract
The purpose of the present experiment was to establish some behavioral data for 3 selected lines of SUNY/Het mice. The exploratory response and number of defecations in a novelty box were examined for the F0 generation of mice selected for regression of brain weight upon body weight. There were no significant differences between the high, medium, and low brain-weight lines nor were there any sex differences. A significant novelty effect was found and number of defecations decreased over three testing sessions. Suggestions were made for future investigations.