Do dolphins know their own minds?

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 633-653

  Browne, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dolphin; Self knowledge; States of mind

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COGNITION; DOLPHIN;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 26844561306     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/sBIPH-004-0928-1     Document Type: Article

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