| Foraging in a simulated natural environment: There's a rat loose in the lab. | |
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PMID: 16812288 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Rats were required to earn their food in a large room having nine boxes placed in it, each of which contained food buried in sand. In different phases of the experiment the amount of time allowed for foraging, the amount of food available in each food patch, and the location of the different available amounts were varied. The rats exhaustively sampled all patches each session but seemed to have fairly strong preferences for certain locations over others. If position preferences were for patches containing small amounts of food, the sensitivity to amount available was increased so that when location was compensated for, a pattern of optimal foraging was evident. The importance of environmental constraints in producing optimal behavior and the relation of the observed behavior to laboratory findings are discussed. |
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R L Mellgren |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior Volume: 38 ISSN: 0022-5002 ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Anal Behav Publication Date: 1982 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-06-29 Completed Date: 2010-06-29 Revised Date: 2010-09-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0203727 Medline TA: J Exp Anal Behav Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 93-100 Citation Subset: - |
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