Toxoplasma gondii induced shift in decision making and impulsive behaviours in infected male rats (Rattus novergicus)
Rats infected with Toxoplasma gondii lose their innate aversion to cat odours and instead develop an atypical attraction to cat urine. This phenomenon has been used widely as a model system for behavioural manipulation hypothesis. This hypothesis posits a naturally selected ability of the parasites...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/65721 |