Short-term spatial memory in the domestic horse

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 93-105

  McLean, Andrew N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal cognition; Delayed response; Equine memory; Horse; Object permanence; Temporal cognition

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK; MEMORY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0347031671     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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