Effects of environmental stability and demonstrator age on social learning of food preferences by young Norway rats

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 897-902

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

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEARNING; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 5344238933     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.10.029     Document Type: Article

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