Determinants of the longevity of socially learned food preferences of Norway rats

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 967-975

  Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a   Whiskin, Elaine E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; NORWAY RAT; SOCIAL LEARNING;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032055638     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0672     Document Type: Article

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