Spatial learning in turtles

Animal Cognition

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-59

  Lopez J C ^a   Gomez Y ^a   Rodriguez F ^a   Broglio, C ^a   Vargas, J P ^a   Salas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cue learning; Place learning; Reptiles; Spatial learning and memory; Turtles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001844235     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100710100091     Document Type: Article

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