How animals learn from each other

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 58-63

  Nicol, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chickens; Demonstrators; Dominance; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COGNITION; CONSPECIFIC; DOMINANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; POULTRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 33747874069     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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