Duration of cyanide-induced conditioned food aversions in possums

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 931-933

  O'Connor, Cheryl E ^a   Matthews, Lindsay R ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bait shyness; Conditioned food aversions; Cyanide; Duration; Possums; Reexposure

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; POISON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; INTOXICATION; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030804157     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00175-3     Document Type: Article

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