Spatial Memory for Food Hidden by Rats (Rattus norvegicus) on the Radial Maze: Studies of Memory for Where, What, and When

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 176-187

  Bird, Leanne R ^a   Roberts, William A ^a   Abroms, Benjamin ^a   Kit, Karen A ^a   Crupi, Carina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; LONG EVANS RAT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAZE TEST; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; MAZE LEARNING; ORIENTATION; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242642297     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.117.2.176     Document Type: Article

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