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PMID: 22750307 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Although food reward plays a large role in learning and behavioral experiments, there have been few studies examining the most motivating food reward for pigeons. Brown (1969) found that pigeons had a tendency to prefer peas, while Killeen et al. (1993) found pigeons to prefer peas and popcorn in Experiment 1A. We looked to further explore these options as well as expand upon the types of foods examined beyond mainly grains and seeds. Pigeons were presented with six novel foods (granulated peanuts, popping corn, freeze-dried mealworms, bread crumbs, split peas, and sunflower hearts) allocated into two sets of three food items. Once the most consumed food from each food set was determined, they were pooled together with sorghum seeds (a familiar food) to form a third set. Sunflower hearts were the most consumed of all the food items, followed by corn and granulated peanuts. We discuss the potential factors mediating consumption choice, including nutritional profile and food particle size. |
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Authors:
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Traci Biedermann; Dennis Garlick; Aaron P Blaisdell |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2012-06-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Behavioural processes Volume: 91 ISSN: 1872-8308 ISO Abbreviation: Behav. Processes Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-07-24 Completed Date: 2013-01-10 Revised Date: 2013-04-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703854 Medline TA: Behav Processes Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 129-32 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563, United States. |
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Animals Choice Behavior* Columbidae Eating / psychology Food Preferences / psychology* Reward |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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NS059076/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS059076/NS/NINDS NIH HHS |
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