Journal article
Social factors in the poison avoidance and feeding behavior of wild and domesticated rat pups
Abstract
Conducted 10 experiments with wild Norway rats, 1st-generation laboratory-bred wild rats, hooded rats, and their respective litters. It was found that when a colony of adult wild rats learned to avoid 1 of 2 palatable diets as a result of that diet's previous association with poison, rat pups born to colony members did not eat any of the diet the adults were avoiding. The pups continued to avoid that diet following their removal to a new …
Authors
Galef BG; Clark MM
Journal
Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, Vol. 75, No. 3, pp. 341–357
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Date
June 1971
DOI
10.1037/h0030937
ISSN
0021-9940