Food stealing by young Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 16-21

  Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a   Marczinski, Cecile A ^a   Murray, Kerry A ^a   Whiskin, Elaine E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LONG EVANS RAT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 85047684554     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.115.1.16     Document Type: Article

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