The role of the vomeronasal system in food preferences of the gray short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica

Although feeding deficits have been reported in snakes and lizards following vomeronasal system disruption, no deficit has been previously reported in a mammal. We tested gray short-tailed opossums with items from four different food categories prior to occluding access to the vomeronasal organ. Pre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Halpern, Mimi, Daniels, Yasmine, Zuri, Ido
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
Materias:
Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC551594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15725360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-2-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC551594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15725360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-2-6

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