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Rattus norvegicus as a tool in mammalian behavior genetics: Introduction to a special issue of Behavior genetics

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  1. Department of Physiology-Pharmacology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 300 South Hawthorne Road, 27103, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

    David A. Blizard (Guest Editor)

  2. Animal Psychology Laboratory, The Bethlem Royal Hospital, BR3 3BX, Beckenham, Kent, England

    David W. Fulker (Guest Editor)

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The idea to assemble and publish this single-topic issue of Behavior Genetics came from Drs. Blizard and Fulker. They graciously consented to become guest editors of the issue and now deserve all the credit for a job well done. Jan H. Bruell, Executive Editor.

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Blizard, D.A., Fulker, D.W. Rattus norvegicus as a tool in mammalian behavior genetics: Introduction to a special issue of Behavior genetics. Behav Genet 11, 427–430 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01070000

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