Light experience and the development of behavioural lateralization in chicks. III. Learning to distinguish pebbles from grains

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-69

  Rogers, L J ^a   Andrew, R J ^a,b   Johnston, A N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chicks; Development; Embryo; Incubation in darkness; Lateralization; Light exposure; Pebble floor task; Visual pathways

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DOMINANCE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; LEARNING; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APPETITE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; LIGHT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33846003534     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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