A NEW DEVICE FOR THE STUDY OF DIGGING IN SMALL RODENTS:

ITS USE IN THE STUDY OF DEPRIVATION

Authors

  • Valter Udler Cromberg Universidade de São Paulo
  • César Ades Universidade de São Paulo

Abstract

A low-cost apparatus for the study of rodent digging behavior
which simplifies experimental manipulations and offers a precise way
of assessing amount of material dug is described. The results of a study
with golden hamsters, using the apparatus, suggest that at least one kind
of digging - probably a defensive response - is controlled more by environmental
events than by a mechanism of deprivation/satiation.

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Published

2012-07-12

How to Cite

Udler Cromberg, V., & Ades, C. (2012). A NEW DEVICE FOR THE STUDY OF DIGGING IN SMALL RODENTS:: ITS USE IN THE STUDY OF DEPRIVATION. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 4(3), 249–256. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17050