The Effect of Variable-Delay Training on Coding of Event Duration in Pigeons

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-67

  Grant, Douglas S ^a   Kelly, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0002665567     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/lmot.1997.0992     Document Type: Article

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