Contributor list

Part I. General
1. Current status of the field W. E. Crusio and R. T. Gerlai
2. Natural neurobiology and behavior of the mouse: relevance for behavioral studies in the laboratory H. P. Lipp and D. P. Wolfer
3. Ethogram R. T. Gerlai and W. E. Crusio
4. Replicability and reliability of behavioral tests D. Wahlsten and J. C. Crabbe

Part II. Perception
5. Audition J. F. Willott
6. Behavioral measurement of mouse visual function G. T. Prusky and N. M. Alam
7. Tactile system and nociception S. B. Smith and J. S. Mogil
8. Olfactory acuity in Mus musculus H. Schellinck and B. Slotnick
9. Taste genetics J. Boughter

Part III. Autonomous and Motor Behaviors
10. Motor coordination in inbred mouse strains and the crucial role of the cerebellum R. Lalonde and C. Strazielle
11. Reflex development F. Cirulli and E. Alleva
12. Feeding and drinking R. J. Bodnar, S. R. Lewis and B. Kest
13. Lateralization F. G. Biddle
14. Rhythms and sleep: circadian and seasonal activity patterns B. Possidente
15. Exploratory behavior W. E. Crusio
16. Strains, SNPs and selected lines: genetic factors influencing variation in murine anxiety-like behavior A. Holmes
17. Genetic influences on infant mouse ultrasonic vocalizations R. Benno and M. E. Hahn
18. Startle behavior and prepulse inhibition C. F. Plappert and P. K. D. Pilz
19. Mouse models of stress-induced depression-like behavior: stress vulnerability and antidepressant response as traits H. Gershenfeld
20. Behavioral phenotyping of mouse grooming and barbering P. R. Canavello, J. M. Cachat, P. C. Hart, D. L. Murphy and A. V. Kalueff

Part IV. Social Behavior
21. Social interaction C. Blanchard, J. Crawley, H. Arakawa and R. Blanchard
22. Mouse sex: sexual differentiation and sexual behavior in Mus musculus L. Niel and D. A. Monks
23. Nest-building behavior and the genetic correlation structure of adaptive phenotypes in house mice Abel Bult-Ito
24. Aggression F. Sluyter, S. de Boer and S. C. Maxson

Part V. Learning and Memory
25. Latent inhibition T. J. Gould and S. F. Logue
26. Executive function: response inhibition, attention, and cognitive flexibility S. F. Logue and T. J. Gould
27. Water navigation tasks D. P. Wolfer, G. Colacicco and H. Welzl
28. Active and passive avoidance I. Branchi and L. Ricceri
29. Radial maze W. E. Crusio and Herbert Schwegler
30. Other mazes T. P. O'Leary and R. E. Brown
31. Cued and contextual fear conditioning R. M. Gerlai
32. Taste and odor H. Welzl and D. P. Wolfer
33. Object recognition in the mouse E. Dere, A. Zlomuzica and J. P. Huston

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