Rodent Ultrasonic Communication: Male Prosocial 50-kHz Ultrasonic Vocalizations Elicit Social Approach Behavior in Female Rats (Rattus norvegicus).
Rats emit distinct types of ultrasonic vocalizations (USV), which serve as situation-dependent affective signals with important communicative functions. Low-frequency 22-kHz USV typically occur in aversive situations, such as social defeat, whereas high-frequency 50-kHz USV can be observed in appeti...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Comparative Psychology Vol. 128; no. 1; pp. 56 - 65 |
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American Psychological Association
Feb2014
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