Effects of Spatial Food Distribution on Search Behavior in Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-299

  Foti, Francesca ^a,b   Spirito, Francesca ^a,b   Mandolesi, Laura ^b,c   Aversano, Marco ^a,b   Petrosini, Laura ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

clusters; navigation; search patterns; spatial cognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; RATS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 34548862106     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.121.3.290     Document Type: Article

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