Social learning of food preferences in 'dissatisfied' and 'uncertain' Norway rats

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 631-637

  Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a   Dudley, Kristina E ^a   Whiskin, Elaine E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

food preference; model; Norway rat; Rattus norvegicus; social learning

Indexed keywords

DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEARNING; RODENT; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 38649093943     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.06.024     Document Type: Article

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