Sex differences in equine learning skills and visuo-spatial ability

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 119-130

  Murphy, J ^a   Waldmann, T ^a   Arkins, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Horses; Learning; Sex differences; Visuo spatial ability

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; UNGULATE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2642587603     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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