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Sensory determinants of nipple‐attachment behavior in 2–4‐day‐old kittens
Author(s) -
Blass Elliott M.,
ShulekinaTurpaeva Kira,
Luschekin Vitalie
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
developmental psychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1098-2302
pISSN - 0012-1630
DOI - 10.1002/dev.420210407
Subject(s) - sensory system , psychology , audiology , developmental psychology , medicine , cognitive psychology
Fourteen kittens, 2–4 days of age, wee studied on their anesthetized dams for nipple attachment behavior. In agrreement with a previous report (Larson, M.A., & Stein, B. E., 1984, Dev. Psychobiol., 17 ; 423–436) we find that olfaction contributed rather little to nipple attachment in kittens.
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