Lack of interference in long-term memory for socially learned food preferences in rats (Rattus norvigiens)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-135

  Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a   Lee, Wing Yee ^a,b   Whiskin, Elaine E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEARNING; LONG EVANS RAT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; LEARNING; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22144434461     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.119.2.131     Document Type: Article

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