Bitter avoidance in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) and mice (Mus musculus and Peromyscus leucopus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 455-459

  Field, Kristin L ^a   Beauchamp, Gary K ^b   Kimball, Bruce A ^a   Mennella, Julie A ^a   Bachmanov, Alexander A ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavia; Hydrolysate; Mus; Peromyscus; Plant secondary metabolite; Two choice test

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; GUINEA PIG; MOUSE; PEROMYSCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; GUINEA PIGS; MICE; PEROMYSCUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TASTE PERCEPTION; TASTE THRESHOLD;

EID: 78649718457     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020792     Document Type: Article

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