Do captive-born greater rheas Rhea americana Linnaeus (Rheiforrmes, Rheidae) remember antipredator training?

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 194-201

  De Azevedo, Cristiano S ^a   Young, Robert J ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aves; Conservation; Memory test; Naive birds; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA; RHEIDAE; RHEIFORMES;

EID: 33646839434     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0101-81752006000100011     Document Type: Article

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