Gustatory responsiveness to six bitter tastants in three species of nonhuman primates

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 560-571

  Laska, Matthias ^a   Rivas Bautista, Rosa Mariela ^b   Hernandez Salazar, Laura Teresa ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ateles; Bitter taste; Macaca; Saimiri; Taste preference thresholds

Indexed keywords

AURANTIIN; BENZYL ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CAFFEINE; DENATONIUM BENZOATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; QUININE; SALICIN; SUCROSE; SUCROSE OCTAACETATE;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; SUGAR; TASTE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATELIDAE; CEBIDAE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD PREFERENCE; MACACA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY;

ANIMALS; ATELINAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZYL ALCOHOLS; CAFFEINE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FLAVANONES; FOOD PREFERENCES; MACACA NEMESTRINA; PRIMATES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; QUININE; SAIMIRI; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUCROSE; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELES; ATELES GEOFFROYI; ATELES SP.; CEBIDAE; MACACA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; PRIMATES; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS;

EID: 67349249789     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9630-8     Document Type: Article

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