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Nesting Materials

Nesting Materials is a type of environmental enrichment consisting of manipulable substrates provided to laboratory rodents to enable thermoregulation, shelter construction, and expression of species-typical nesting behaviors, thereby promoting physiological well-being and psychological welfare in captivity.

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11.2K

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655

Authors

291

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2017–2026

68

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Publications

251

Dysfunctional nurturing behavior in rat dams with limited access to nesting material: A clinically relevant model for early-life stress

Autumn S. Ivy, Kristen L. Brunson, Curt A. Sandman et al. · Neuroscience · 2008 · 406 citations · Full text

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Use of nest material as insecticidal and anti-pathogenic agents by the European Starling

L. Clark, J. Russell Mason · Oecologia · 1985 · 305 citations

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The use of plastic debris as nesting material by a colonial seabird and associated entanglement mortality

Stephen C. Votier, Kirsten Archibald, Greg Morgan et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2010 · 264 citations

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Incorporation of cigarette butts into nests reduces nest ectoparasite load in urban birds: new ingredients for an old recipe?

Monserrat Suárez‐Rodríguez, Isabel López‐Rull · Biology Letters · 2012 · 241 citations · Full text

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Heat or Insulation: Behavioral Titration of Mouse Preference for Warmth or Access to a Nest

Brianna N. Gaskill, Christopher Gordon, Edmond A. Pajor et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 206 citations · Full text

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Authors

655

  1. DC
    D. Charles Deeming

    University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 568 citations

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  2. SD
    Susan D. Healy

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 537 citations

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  3. BN
    Brianna N. Gaskill

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    9 publications · 869 citations

    9

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  4. LE
    Lucia E. Biddle

    University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 328 citations

    8

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  5. JP
    Joseph P. Garner

    Stanford University, United States

    6 publications · 750 citations

    6

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Institutions

291

  1. University of Lincoln

    Lincoln, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    45 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    36 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    458 citations

  4. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    2.1K citations

  5. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    295 citations

  6. Charles River Laboratories (United States)

    Wilmington, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    718 citations

  7. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    2.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Laboratory Animals

    16 publications · 788 citations

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  2. The Auk

    12 publications · 534 citations

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  3. Animal Behaviour

    9 publications · 539 citations

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  4. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    8 publications · 323 citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 8 publications · 435 citations

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