Do spalax ehrenbergi blind mole rats use food odours in searching for and selecting food?

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-82

  Heth, G ^a   Todrank, J ^a   Nevo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Food selection; Foraging underground; Odour discrimination; Odour preferences; Spalax ehrenbergi; Subterranean mole rats

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; OLFACTORY CUE; RODENT;

NARCISSUS TAZETTA; SPALAX EHRENBERGI; URGINEA MARITIMA;

EID: 0034163739     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2000.9728324     Document Type: Article

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