Short-term and long-term habituation of exploration in rats, hamsters and gerbils
Behavioural ProcessesPublished 1 May 1988
Bruno Poucet, M. Durup, C. Thinus-Blanc
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Short-term and long-term habituation of exploratory behavior was studied in rats, hamsters and gerbils in relation both to the adaptive value of exploration, and to the natural habitat of each species.
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Short-term (within-session) and long-term (between-session) habituation of exploratory behavior was studied in rats, hamsters and gerbils. Subjects were observed in an open field containing four different objects during three 15-min sessions with an 8-14 h interval between each session. Their exploratory activity was measured by the numbers of contacts they made with these objects. The three species differed from each other in both their long-term and short-term habituation of exploration. Rats showed disrupted between-session habituation because of an important initial burst of activity at the beginning of each session. In contrast, hamsters and gerbils displayed between-session habituation, but within-session habituation occured during the first session only. These results are discussed in relation both to the adaptive value of exploration, and to the natural habitat of each species.
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