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Methods for the capture, maintenance, taming, and behavioral testing of wild-born muskrats(Ondatra zibethicus) are described. The muskrat is simple and inexpensive to maintain in the laboratory and seems suitable for behavioral research.
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The authors would like to thank James Nelson and Thomas Straw for permitting us to live-trap three of the specimens.
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Nagel, J.A., Kemble, E.D. The muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) as a laboratory animal. Behav. Res. Meth. & Instru. 6, 37–39 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03200284
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