A new way to study teaching in animals: Despite demonstrable benefits, rat dams do not teach their young what to eat

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-96

  Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a   Whiskin, Elaine E ^a   Dewar, Gwen ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; FOOD SELECTION; RODENT; TEACHING;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 20544456444     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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