Robert W. Schaeffer, David Premack
Abstract
Two groups of neonatal rats raised from birth without the opportunity to drink, and tested at different age levels, exhibited the same general characteristics of licking rate that adult rats do. This suggests that licking in the rat is organized on a genetic-maturational basis
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Two groups of neonatal rats raised from birth without the opportunity to drink, and tested at different age levels, exhibited the same general characteristics of licking rate that adult rats do. This suggests that licking in the rat is organized on a genetic-maturational basis
Key concepts: Licking, Biology, Physiology, Endocrinology