Social Learning in the Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 202-208

  Previde, Emanuela Prato ^a   Poli, Marco D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 1542636039     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.110.2.203     Document Type: Article

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