Harriman A E
Percept Mot Skills. 1980 Jun;50(3 Pt 2):1075-81. doi: 10.2466/pms.1980.50.3c.1075.
Egyptian spiny mice (Acomys cabirinus) were tested for drinking preferences by means of Richter-type tests (sapid solution versus distilled water). The subjects were 7 male and 7 female adults which were individually housed within an environmental chamber. Solutions used in the tests were concentrations of 5 common sugars (.005 M to 1.0 M), 3 salts (.005 M to 1.0 M), and 2 acids (4.0 pH to 1.5 pH). The molar range was too limited to identify the most preferred concentrations of fructose and glucose, but preferences for lactose, maltose, and sucrose appeared to occur at peak levels within the range. None of the salts (Kcl, MgSO4, and NaCl) was preferred over water in any of the tests, and both acids, the organic more than the inorganic, were rejected in all tests. The findings were contrasted with results from Richter-type tests conducted with other species of rodents.
通过里氏试验（风味溶液与蒸馏水）对埃及刺毛鼠（Acomys cabirinus）的饮水偏好进行了测试。实验对象为7只成年雄性和7只成年雌性埃及刺毛鼠，它们被单独饲养在一个环境舱内。测试中使用的溶液包括5种常见糖类（浓度为0.005 M至1.0 M）、3种盐类（浓度为0.005 M至1.0 M）和2种酸类（pH值为4.0至1.5）。摩尔浓度范围过于有限，无法确定果糖和葡萄糖的最适浓度，但乳糖、麦芽糖和蔗糖的偏好似乎在该范围内达到峰值。在任何测试中，盐类（氯化钾、硫酸镁和氯化钠）都不比水更受青睐，并且两种酸类，无论是有机酸还是无机酸，在所有测试中都被拒绝。研究结果与对其他啮齿动物物种进行的里氏试验结果进行了对比。
