在不同营养状态下东方田鼠对陌生食物选择学习的研究

通过不同饥饿处理 ,研究了东方田鼠在不同营养状态下 ,对陌生食物尝试和选择的行为模式。结果表明 ,初次遇到陌生食物时 ,各处理组对陌生食物的采食量分别为饱食 6.9± 1 .8g,饥饿组为 4.8± 1 .6g,饥饿 食物短缺组为 3.4± 1 .4g。各处理组动物对陌生食物的摄入量间差异极为显著 ( P=0 .0 0 4 3)。饱食组、饥饿组及饥饿 食物短缺组动物初次遇到陌生食物时 ,所摄入的陌生食物量占总摄入量的百分比分别为72 %、38%与 1 2 %。说明 ,在实验室条件下饱食动物较饥饿和饥饿 食物短缺的动物学习选择摄食陌生食物的倾向较强。

Studies on the learning of preference of new food in rede voles (Microtus fortis) with different nutritional status

Animals are surrounded with potential food of many different types in nature, some of which are known and others are unknown. When an animal first encounters a new type of food it typically does not eat all of it at once but rather nibbles a bit, waits for a while, nibbles a bit more, and so on. This is a time consuming and costly process, especially for a hungry animal. The animal has a choice of either continuing to eat familiar food or to try a new food type. Testing a new food entails both a potential ...