A Study of Long-Term Odor Memory in Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-130

  Laska, Matthias ^a   Alicke, Thomas ^a   Hudson, Robyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; FEMALE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; ODOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SAIMIRI; SMELL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030162504     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.110.2.125     Document Type: Article

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