期刊
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 452, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114597
关键词
The opposite sex; Social decision making; Food foraging behavior; Sprague Dawley rat
This study observed food foraging decision-making in female rats under different social situations and found that female rats preferred to forage food from male rats or from the no-rat storage side rather than from female rats. Moreover, female rats were more likely to forage food from familiar males than from unfamiliar ones. These results suggest that the opposite sex influences food foraging decision-making in female rats.
As social beings, animals and humans alike make real life decisions that are often influenced by other members. Most current research has focused on the influence of same-sex peers on individual decision-making, with potential opposite sex effect scarcely explored. Here, we developed a behavioral model to observe food foraging decision-making in female rats under various social situations. We found that female rats preferred to forage food from male over female rats or from the no-rat storage side. Female rats were more likely to forage food from familiar males than from unfamiliar. This opposite-sex preference was not altered by the lure of sweet food, or with estrous cycle, nor under stress conditions. These results suggest that the opposite sex influences food foraging decision-making in female rats. The behavioral model established could facilitate future investigation into the underlying neurobiological mechanisms.
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