The science of animal cognition: Past, present, and future

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-135

  Wasserman, Edward A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL POPULATION GROUPS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0031112792     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.23.2.123     Document Type: Article

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