Disturbance effects of environmental stimuli on pig spatial memory

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-180

  Laughlin, Kirsty ^a   Huck, Maren ^a   Mendl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Pig learning; Spatial memory; Win shift

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032775117     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00036-2     Document Type: Article

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