Conditioned taste aversion in lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis.
Indian J Exp Biol
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1989 Nov; 27(11): 980-2
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-59635
ABSTRACT
The lesser bandicoot rat after ingesting a sublethal dose of 0.025% zinc phosphide, in preferred food millet (Pennisetum typhoides) grains, for 4 days, showed aversion for 5-6 days towards plain millet offered in choice with the less preferred sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) grains. The aversion response to nontoxic bait was stronger (aversion index greater than 0.7) for first 3-4 days in individual and for 1-2 days in paired rats. 100% or more shift in aversion index from pre-treatment to post-treatment periods indicated that the aversive and naive partners of the heterosexual and unisexual female pairs mutually influence the feeding preferences of each other as a result of which they showed aversion for first 2-3 days to the plain food in which poison was given to one of the partner earlier.
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Main subject:
Phosphines
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Rodenticides
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Taste
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Zinc
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Female
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Male
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Administration, Oral
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Zinc Compounds
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Conditioning, Psychological
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Food Preferences
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Exp Biol
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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