Demonstration of a socially transmitted flavor aversion in rats? Kuan and Colwill (1997) revisited

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 631-635

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

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034571385     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03213000     Document Type: Article

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