Thresholds for sweet, salt, and sour taste stimuli in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-13

  Matson, Kevin D ^a   Millam, James R ^a   Klasing, Kirk C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosensory; Choice test; Nutrition; Psittacine; Side preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035629065     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1001     Document Type: Article

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