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Dev Psychobiol

Title:		Olfactory development in gerbil pups
Author(s):		Cornwell-Jones CA; Azar LM;
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Journal Title:		Dev Psychobiol
Year:		1982
Volume:		15
Issue:		2
Page Number:		131 - 137
DOI:		10.1002/dev.420150206
ISSN/ISBN:		0012-1630 (Print) 0012-1630 (Linking)
Abstract:		"In a 2-choice situation, Mongolian gerbil pups show a preference for home-cage bedding oder that appears during the 2nd postnatal week and is consistently high between Days 8 and 14. Pups show responses to certain nonanimal odors as early as Day 4, indicating that the motor capacity to orient to odors precedes in emergency of nest odor preference. Increases in pups' nest odor preference appear to parallel increases in the frequency of maternal nest-building, an activity which can eject pups from the nest. This coincidence suggests that olfaction helps displaced pups to return to their nests"
Keywords:		Aging Animals Avoidance Learning Choice Behavior *Discrimination Learning Gerbillinae Nesting Behavior Pheromones *Smell;
Notes:		"MedlineCornwell-Jones, C A Azar, L M eng 1982/03/01 Dev Psychobiol. 1982 Mar; 15(2):131-7. doi: 10.1002/dev.420150206"