Behaviour of experimental animals

Experimental evidence for inherent Lévy search behaviour in foraging animals.

Recently, Lévy walks have been put forward as a new paradigm for animal search and many cases have been made for its presence in nature. However, it remains debated whether Lévy walks are an inherent behavioural strategy or emerge from the animal reacting to its habitat. Here, we demonstrate signatures of Lévy behaviour in the search movement of mud snails (Hydrobia ulvae) based on a novel, dir...

Scorpion Venom Pisoning in Experimental Animals

Fasting and Experimental Animals, Detrimental or Positive?

While fasting has been practiced for centuries, its beneficial effects was unknown until recently. This review tries to analyze the current literature of how fasting and intermittent fasting (IF) could affect clinical pathological parameters, learning, mood and brain plasticity. The effects of different ways of fasting on metabolism and stress were also explored. Animal experiments have elucida...

Use of experimental animals.

I shall deal briefly this morning with three topics: (1) the different species and strains of animals to be employed in experimental studies-of bowel cancer with asbestos; (2) combinations of carcinogens; and (3) the difficult and debatable tumors that one sees in experimental animals. I am glad to see that in South Africa baboons are also being used. Frequently Wistar rats are used .or rats of...

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