Oddity learning by African dwarf goats (Capra hircus)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-67

  Roitberg, Evgeny ^a   Franz, Hartmut ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automated learning device; Concept formation; Goats; Oddity problem; Visual discrimination learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GOAT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CUES; FEMALE; GOATS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 1542741018     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-003-0190-y     Document Type: Article

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