Transverse patterning in pigeons

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-130

  Wynne, C D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choice model; Key peck; Operant discrimination; Pigeon; Transverse patterning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA;

EID: 0029845848     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(96)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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