Cognitive and communicative abilities of Grey parrots

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 77-86

  Pepperberg, Irene M ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian animal companion; Avian communication; Avian intelligence; Captive birds; Parrot

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVE POPULATION; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; LANGUAGE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 33747892872     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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