Demonstration of a socially transmitted taste aversion in the rat

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 374-377

  Kuan, Li Ann ^a   Colwill, Ruth M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001241868     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03210795     Document Type: Article

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