Taste threshold determination and side-preference in captive cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 313-326

  Matson, Kevin D ^a   Millam, James R ^a   Klasing, Kirk C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cockatiel; Preference test; Psittacine; Side preference; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033837456     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00130-1     Document Type: Article

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