Family resemblances facilitate formation and expansion of functional equivalence classes in pigeons

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 162-175

  Jitsumori, Masako ^a   Shimada, Naoki ^a   Inoue, Sana ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FACE RECOGNITION; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; RECOGNITION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAINING; ANIMAL; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FAMILY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; TEACHING; VISION;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FAMILY; TEACHING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33749030986     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193192     Document Type: Article

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