Insights from rodent food protection behaviors

Publication date: Available online 24 January 2017 Source:Learning and Motivation Author(s): Megan Marie Martin St. Peters This review aims to provide an update on the current state of research in food protection behaviors. This includes a detailed description of food protection behaviors, theoretical considerations, neuroscientific results, a separate examination of robbers’ behaviors, and some suggestions on future studies. The goal is to provide a succinct overview of food protection behaviors while showcasing their usefulness through an ethologically gestalt lens in which to examine underlying systems of interest not only to better understand the species, but also as an antecedent for understanding human behaviors and conditions.
Source: Learning and Motivation - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research