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Bodyweight, food and water intake, and rectal temperature, in the Barbary dove, were measured daily during ad libitum food and water intake, both before and after placing radiofrequency lesions in the hypothalamus. One group of lesions resulted in a short-term aphagia in the birds, during which they showed an inability to mandibulate. Another lesion group produced a much longer aphagia in which the animals appeared to hare a motivational deficiency.
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This research was supported by a grant from the Science Research Council. The author held a scholarship from the Medical Research Council and is grateful for this assistance.
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Wright, P. Hypothalamic lesions and food/water intake in the Barbary dove. Psychon Sci 13, 133–134 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342446
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