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Establishing and maintaining an operant research facility with brushtail possums (Trichorurus vulpecula)

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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Tania SignalTania Signal, T Foster, W Temple, J Chandler
The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a readily accessible marsupial that has been shown to adapt relatively well to captivity. The aim of this paper is to outline the husbandry procedures, experimental equipment, and methodologies used successfully within our possum colony since 1995.

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Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)

History

Volume

37

Issue

1

Start Page

182

End Page

185

Number of Pages

4

ISSN

1554-351X

Location

USA

Publisher

Psychonomic Society Inc

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Language

en-aus

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

Acceptance Date

2004-06-28

External Author Affiliations

Faculty of Arts, Health and Sciences; University of Waikato;

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Behaviour Research Methods

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    Keywords

    Expanding Knowledge in the Biological SciencesIvermectinbrushtail possumConcurrent ScheduleInterhemispheric TransferNitrofurazoneBiological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)

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