Equine learning: Progress and suggestions for future research

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 193-208

  Nicol, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Equine; Horse; Learning; Training

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; LEARNING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037056792     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00093-X     Document Type: Article

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