Social transmission of food preferences: An adaptation for weaning in rats.
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 91 (5), 1136-1140
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0077387
Abstract
Comparison of the extent of social influence on the feeding site selection of adult and weanling domesticated rats revealed that social interaction is a far more potent factor in determining the diet selection of weanlings than of adults. The social transmission of diet preferences is discussed as an adaptation of greatest importance during the weaning period.Keywords
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