A behavioral characterization of the effects of food deprivation on food and nonfood object interaction: An investigation of the information-gathering functions of exploratory behavior

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 189-197

  Pierre, Peter J ^a   Skjoldager, Paul ^b   Bennett, Allyson J ^a   Renner, Michael J ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploratory behavior; Food and nonfood object interaction; Food deprivation; Food seeking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0035123912     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00392-9     Document Type: Article

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