Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.TitleNocturnality as a defensive behavior in the rat: An analysis in terms of selective association...AuthorsLester, Laurie S.; Fanselow, Michael S.AbstractTests the assumption that nocturnality in the rat serves a defensive function. Association of light with aversive events; Foraging behavior of the rat; Sensitivity of the rat to the risk of predation; Defensive behavior freezing.SubjectsRAT behavior; NOCTURNAL animals; ANIMAL defensesPublicationPsychological Record, 1992, Vol 42, Issue 2, p221ISSN0033-2933Publication typeArticleDOI10.1007/BF03399599