Heller S B, Halpern M
J Comp Physiol Psychol. 1982 Dec;96(6):967-83.
A laboratory model of garter snake aggregation behavior is described. Snakes tested in groups of eight established preferred shelter locations and reliably returned to these locations as a group or as individuals when the test aquaria were left undisturbed between trials. When the aquaria were cleaned and the contents were replaced on each trial, preferred shelter locations were not established over trials; however, the snakes were found under shelters in large aggregates more frequently than would be expected by chance. It appears that the snakes deposit cues in the apparatus that are subsequently used to return to preferred locations. Manipulations of various objects in the test arena strongly indicated that the relevant cues are deposited on the paper underlying the preferred shelter.
本文描述了一种束带蛇聚集行为的实验室模型。将八条蛇作为一组进行测试，它们确立了偏好的避难场所，并且在试验之间试验水族箱不受干扰时，作为一个群体或单独个体都能可靠地回到这些场所。当每次试验时清洗水族箱并更换里面的东西时，在多次试验中并未确立偏好的避难场所；然而，发现蛇更多地聚集在避难所下面，其频率高于偶然预期。似乎蛇在装置中留下了线索，随后利用这些线索回到偏好的场所。对测试区域内各种物体的操作有力地表明，相关线索被留在了偏好避难所下面的纸上。
