The influence of artificial paths and landmarks on the foraging behavior of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Animal Learning and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 76-84

  Roche, John P ^a   Timberlake, William ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PREDATION; RAT; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0031915476     PISSN: 00904996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03199163     Document Type: Article

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