An analysis of visual oddity concept learning in a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-153

  Hille, Petra ^a   Dehnhardt, Guido ^b   Mauck, Björn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; SEAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ODDITY CONCEPT LEARNING; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS; ANIMAL; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; LEARNING; SEA LIONS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33749010893     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193190     Document Type: Article

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