Simple discrimination reversals in the domestic horse (Equus caballus): Effect of discriminative stimulus modality on learning to learn

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 328-338

  Martin, Tracy Ilene ^a   Zentall, Thomas Robert ^a   Lawrence, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination Reversal; Horse; Learning to learn

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC SPECIES; HORSE; LEARNING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL COGNITION; VISUAL CUE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33750944409     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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