Relational discrimination learning in horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-280

  Flannery, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex discrimination; Concept formation; Generalization ability; Horses; Shaping; Training

Indexed keywords

HORSE; LEARNING;

EQUIS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031450858     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00006-3     Document Type: Article

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