Analog number representations in mongoose lemurs (Eulemur mongoz): Evidence from a search task

Animal Cognition

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 247-252

  Lewis, Kerrie P ^a   Jaffe, Sarah ^b   Brannon, Elizabeth M ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog magnitude; Lemurs Numerosity; Manual search; Prosimians

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEMURIDAE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; ODORS; SMELL; TIME FACTORS;

CARNIVORA; EULEMUR MONGOZ; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 26844525813     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-004-0251-x     Document Type: Article

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