Journal article
Differences in affiliative behavior of weanling rats selecting eating and drinking sites
Abstract
In 3 experiments with Long-Evans rats, the presence of an adult at a feeding site profoundly influenced a conspecific weanling's probability of eating there. Presence of an adult at a drinking site did not have a comparable effect. This indicates that the influence of adult presence at a feeding site on pup feeding site selection, reported in previous studies, is not simply an epiphenomenon reflecting a general affiliative tendency of rat pups. …
Authors
Galef BG
Journal
Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 431–437
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Date
June 1, 1978
DOI
10.1037/h0077477
ISSN
0021-9940