Cologne as a pungency control in tests of chemical discrimination: Effects of concentration, brand, and simultaneous and sequential presentation

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-106

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a   Pérez Mellado, Valentin ^b   Vitt, Laurie J ^c   Budzynski, Brandy ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chemical discriminations; Lizard Pungency control; Snake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PODARCIS; PODARCIS LILFORDI; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0038333604     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-002-0082-7     Document Type: Article

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