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Barnes Maze Testing Strategies with Small and Large Rodent Models

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Sex differences in patch-leaving foraging decisions in rats.

Marissa Garcia^1,2, Sukriti Gupta¹, Andrew M Wikenheiser^1,3

¹Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095.

Biorxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology

|February 24, 2023

Summary

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Rats in a foraging task often stayed too long in one food patch, especially males. This suggests movement and sex influence foraging decisions, impacting optimal food intake strategies.

Keywords:

Foraging decision making marginal value theorem patch

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Area of Science:

Animal behavior
Neuroscience
Ecology

Background:

Foraging behavior is crucial for animal survival and decision-making.
Understanding naturalistic decision-making requires studying complex behaviors like foraging.
Spatial foraging tasks provide a platform to investigate how animals make choices in dynamic environments.

Conclusions:

Foraging decisions are influenced by a complex interplay of movement and sex.
Rats' foraging strategies may not always maximize food intake rate.
Further research is needed to fully understand the relationship between locomotion, sex, and decision-making in foraging animals.