Brown rat (English Wikipedia)

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Clark, B.R. & Price, E.O. (1981). "Sexual maturation and fecundity of wild and domestic Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)". Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. 63 (1): 215–220. doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0630215. PMID 7277322.
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Brunelli, S.A.; Shair, H.N.; Hofer, M.A. (1994). "Hypothermic vocalizations of rat pups (Rattus norvegicus) elicit and direct maternal search behavior". Journal of Comparative Psychology. 108 (3): 298–303. doi:10.1037/0735-7036.108.3.298. PMID 7924260.
White, N.; Adox, R.; Reddy, A. & Barfield, R. (1992). "Regulation of rat maternal behavior by broadband pup vocalizations". Behavioral and Neural Biology. 58 (2): 131–137. doi:10.1016/0163-1047(92)90363-9. PMID 1456932.
Takahashi, L.K. (1992). "Developmental expression of defensive responses during exposure to conspecific adults in preweanling rats (Rattus norvegicus)". Journal of Comparative Psychology. 106 (1): 69–77. doi:10.1037/0735-7036.106.1.69. PMID 1313347.
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Blanchard, R.J.; Agullana, R.; McGee, L.; Weiss, S. & Blanchard, D.C. (1992). "Sex differences in the incidence and sonographic characteristics of antipredator ultrasonic cries in the laboratory rat (Rattus norvegicus)". Journal of Comparative Psychology. 106 (3): 270–277. doi:10.1037/0735-7036.106.3.270. PMID 1395496.
Haney, M.; Miczek, K.A. (1993). "Ultrasounds during agonistic interactions between female rats (Rattus norvegicus)". Journal of Comparative Psychology. 107 (4): 373–379. doi:10.1037/0735-7036.107.4.373. PMID 8112049.
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Schein, M.W.; Orgain, H. (1953). "A Preliminary Analysis of Garbage as Food for the Norway Rat". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2 (6): 1117–1130. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1953.2.1117. PMID 13104820.
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Davis, H.N. & Connor, J.R. (1980). "Brief Report: Male modulation of female reproductive physiology in Norway rats: effects of mating during postpartum estrus". Behavioral and Neural Biology. 29 (1): 128–131. doi:10.1016/s0163-1047(80)92582-0. PMID 7387582.
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Davis, D.E.; Emlen, J.T.; Stokes, A.W. (1948). "Studies on Home Range in the Brown Rat". Journal of Mammalogy. 29 (3): 207. doi:10.2307/1375387. JSTOR 1375387.
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Ventura-Aquino, E.; Banos-Araujo, J.; Fernandez-Guasti, A. & Parades, R.G. (2016). "An unknown male increases sexual incentive motivation and partner preference: Further evidence for the Coolidge effect in female rats". Physiology & Behavior. 158: 54–59. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.02.026. PMID 26902417. S2CID 7695527.
McCormick, C.M.; Cameron, C.M.; Thompson, M.A.; Cumming, M.J.; Hodges, T.E. & Langett, M. (2017). "The sexual preference of female rats is influenced by males' adolescent social stress history and social status". Hormones and Behavior. 89: 30–37. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.12.001. PMID 27956227. S2CID 4228451.
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