A comparison of four corvid species in a working and reference memory task using a radial maze

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-356

  Gould Beierle, Kristy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MAZE TEST; ORIENTATION; PHYLOGENY; RECALL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; MAZE LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034566584     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.114.4.347     Document Type: Article

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