Sono stati costituiti due gruppi di individui di Streptopelia risoria nutriti, dalla nascita fino a due mesi di vita, con frumento oppure riso integrale. Successivi periodici tests di scelta tra i due alimenti, hanno rivelato che esiste una preferenza marcata per il cibo conosciuto in giovane età e che questa tende a mantenersi anche con il trascorrere del tempo.
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