Development of spatial memory in occlusion-experienced domestic chicks

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-150

  Freire, Rafael ^a,d   Cheng, Heng Wei ^a,b   Nicol, Christine J ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MEMORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL COGNITION;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 1142269661     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.03.015     Document Type: Article

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