Understanding of the concept of numerically "less" by bottlenoe dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-303

  Jaakkola, Kelly ^a,b   Fellner, Wendi ^a,b   Erb, Linda ^a,b   Rodriguez, Mandy ^a,b   Guarino, Emily ^a,b  

^a Dolphin Research Center   (United States)

^b Dolphin Research Center (DRC)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; CONCEPT FORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; APTITUDE; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; CONCEPT FORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; GENERALIZATION, STIMULUS; MATHEMATICS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 25644447997     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.119.3.296     Document Type: Article

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