Investigating cognitive abilities in animals: Unrealized potential

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 157-166

  Thomas, Roger K ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Animal cognition; Animal learning; Cognition; Cognitive process; Comparative cognition; Intelligence; Learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; COGNITION; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029974317     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-6410(96)00003-1     Document Type: Article

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