Erroneous choice and foregone gains in hoarding gray jays (Perisoreus canadensis)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 127-134

  Waite, Thomas A ^a   Field, Kristin L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Cognitive constraints; Decision making; Hoarding; Information processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000806925     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100710000073     Document Type: Article

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