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Marissa C. Garcia

University of California, Los Angeles

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintFeb 4, 2025

Risk preferences depend on environmental richness in rats performing a patch-foraging task

Marissa C. Garcia, Andrew M. Wikenheiser

This study shows that rats adjust their risk preferences based on environmental richness, spending more time on low-variance options with short travel delays.

DOI 10.1101/2025.02.04.636458

ratbehavioral assay

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