A rat's first bite: the nongenetic, cross-generational transfer of information.
Weanling rats, when first exposed to solid food, showed relatively elevated intake if offered the same diet as eaten by their foster dams. Maternal caretakers pass some specific food-related information to their offspring.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D001244:Association; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D007774:Lactation; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D013649:Taste; D013997:Time Factors