Observation learning in day-old chicks using a one-trial passive avoidance learning paradigm

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1347-1353

  Johnston, Amy N B ^a   Burne, Thomas H J ^a,b   Rose, Steven P R ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0032456446     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0901     Document Type: Article

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