Dynamic averaging and foraging decisions in horses (Equus callabus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 352-358

  Devenport, Jill A ^a   Patterson, Megan R ^a,c   Devenport, Lynn D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c University of Central Oklahoma ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 25644442331     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.119.3.352     Document Type: Article

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