Self-Selection of Diet by Southern Plains Wood Rats (Neotoma Micropus)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10123001 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur E Harriman (Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-61 |
| Publication date | 1974-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221309.1974.9920743 |
| PMID | 4812303 |
| OpenAlex | W2050294565 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Dietary requirements of Southern Plains wood rats ih'cotoma micropus nticropus, Baird) were studied by Richter's self-selection of diet method. Nine of 16 adult wood rats fed an array of four purified or semipurified foodstuffs plus water slowly adjusted to the dietary arrangement and thrived thereafter. The other wood rats exhibited nonspecific rejection for all items until death. Subsequently, foodstuffs from the array were mixed in quantities proportional to the mean daily intake of each by the successful selectors during the final portion of the self-selection period. Successful selectors and an equal number of experimentally naive wood rats were fed the mash for nine weeks. Neither group differed significantly in weight at the end of the period from a control group fed a commercial chow
Animal science · Biology · Body weight · Selection (genetic algorithm · Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies · Bat Biology and Ecology Studies · Endocrinology · Horticulture · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1976 - 1977 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |