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Physiol Behav

Title:		Development of olfactory-guided behavior in the golden hamster
Author(s):		Gregory EH; Bishop A;
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Journal Title:		Physiol Behav
Year:		1975
Volume:		15
Issue:		3
Page Number:		373 - 376
DOI:		10.1016/0031-9384(75)90106-7
ISSN/ISBN:		0031-9384 (Print) 0031-9384 (Linking)
Abstract:		Hamster pups were tested for an odor preference every day from 1-16 days of age with shavings from their home cage and with clean wood shavings. The hamster pups showed a clear preference for their home cage shavings by 8 days of age. They were then tested for preferences with other odor combinations. Tests for preference with other odor pairs indicate that this preference is due to a change in the hamsters rather than a change in the stimulus. In these tests the hamster pups did not demonstrate a preference for their home shavings over shavings in which a nonlactating female had lived. Further tests will have to be done to determine how specific the hamster pup's olfactory preferences are
Keywords:		"Age Factors Animals Animals, Newborn/*physiology Behavior, Animal/*physiology Cricetinae Discrimination, Psychological/physiology Food Odorants Pheromones/pharmacology Reaction Time Smell/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineGregory, E H Bishop, A eng 1975/09/01 Physiol Behav. 1975 Sep; 15(3):373-6. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(75)90106-7"