The role of stimulus preexposure in problem solving by Octopus vulgaris

Animal Cognition

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-112

  Fiorito, Graziano ^a   Biederman, Gerald B ^b   Davey, Valerie A ^b   Gherardi, Francesca ^c  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Observational learning; Octopus vulgaris; Problem solving; Stimulus preexposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004800767     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100710050015     Document Type: Article

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