The effects of post-weaning environment, biological dam, and nursing dam on feeding neophobia, open field activity, and learning.

Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 197 - 204
Published: Jun 1, 1996
Abstract
Using rats in a cross-fostering design we examined the effects of pre- and post-weaning rearing environments on feeding neophobia, open field activity, runway training, and visual discrimination learning. Fostering had no effect on the offspring behaviors. The animals reared, post-weaning, in an enriched environment consumed more food in a novel situation, were less active in the open field, and learned the first of two discrimination tasks...
Paper Details
Title
The effects of post-weaning environment, biological dam, and nursing dam on feeding neophobia, open field activity, and learning.
Published Date
Jun 1, 1996
Volume
50
Issue
2
Pages
197 - 204
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