Table of Contents

Part I: Natural History
1: Andrew N. Iwaniuk: Evolution
2: Anthony Barnett: Ecology
3: Lauren Gerard Koch and Steven L. Britton: Strains
4: Guy Mittleman: Individual Differences
Part II: Sensory Systems
5: Glen T. Prusky and Robert M. Douglas: Vision
6: Linda Herner-Vazquez, Raymond Herner-Vazquez and John K. Chapin: Somatosensation
7: Daniel Le Bars and Samuel W. Cadden: Pain
8: Richard H. Dyck: Vibrissae
9: Burton Slotnick, Heather Schellinck, and Richard Brown: Olfaction
10: Alan C. Spector: Taste
Part III: Motor Systems
11: Sergio M Pellis and Vivien C. Pellis: Posture
12: Tim Schallert and Martin T. Woodlee: Orienting and Planning
13: J. Wayne Aldridge: Grooming
14: Gillian Muir: Locomotor and Exploratory Behavior
15: Ian Q. Whishaw: Prehension
16: Ilan Golani, Anna Dvorkan, Dina Lipkind and Neri Kafkafi: Exploration
17: Michael C. Antle and Ralph E. Mistleberger: Circadian Rhythms
Part IV: Regulatory Systems
18: Peter G. Clifton: Eating
19: Neil E. Rowland: Drinking
20: Ian Q. Whishaw: Foraging
21: Evelyn Satinoff: Thermoregulation
22: J.M. Koolhaas, S.F. DeBoer, and B. Buwalda: Stress
23: Immune System
Part V: Development
24: Scott R. Robinson and Michele R. Brumley: Prenatal Behavior
25: Jeffrey Alberts: Infancy
26: Russell W. Brown: Adolescence
27: Stephanie L. Rees, Vedran Lovic, and Alison S. Fleming: Maternal Behavior
28: Sergio M. Pellis and Vivien C. Pellis: Play and Fighting
29: William J. Jenkins and Jill B. Becker: Sex
30: Robbin L. Gibb: Environment
Part VI: Social Behavior
31: D. Caroline Blanchard and Robert Blanchard: Antipredator Defense
32: Klaus A. Miczek and Sietse F. de Boer: Aggressive, Defensive, and Submissive Behavior
33: Dallas Treit and John J.P. Pinel: Defensive Burying
34: Bennett G. Galef, Jr.: Social Learning
35: Greta Sokoloff and Mark S. Blumberg: Vocalization
Part VII: Cognition
36: Dave G. Mumby: Object Recognition
37: Etienne Save and Bruno Poucet: Piloting
38: Douglas G. Wallas and Ian Q. Whishaw: Dead Reckoning
39: M.R. Tinsley and M.S. Fanselow: Fear
40: Robert J. Sutherland: Cognitive Processes
41: Bernard W. Balleine: Incentive Behavior
Part VIII: Models and Tests
42: Bryan Kolb: Neurological Models
43: Henry Szechman and David Eilam: Psychiatric Models
44: Gerlinde A. Metz, Bryan Kolb, and Ian Q. Whishaw: Neuropsychological Tests

Reviews

... an extraordinarily diverse array of information is presented ...This is a first-rate reference book, and neuroscience laboratories would be well-advised to have a copy. John P Aggleton in Nature Neuroscience ... the bible for rat researchers ... The Globe and Mail