Abstract
The Best & Rubenstein study was replicated with a control for handling with the planarian Cura foremanii. There were no signicant differences between the mean feeding latencies of the Control, Handled, and Familiarized groups. Additional studies revealed that food size affected the frequency of C. foremanii eaitng (but not D. tigrina) but not feeding latency and that prior handling decreased the feeding latency for Dugesia tigrina. It was concluded that failure to replicate may indicate that C. foremanii, particularly in light of its normal habitat, may not be as reliable a laboratory animal as D. tigrina.
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