Rudimental numerical competence in 5-day-old domestic chicks (Gallus gallus): Identification of ordinal position

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-31

  Rugani, Rosa ^a   Regolin, Lucia ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic chicks; Number competence; Numerical serial positions; Ordinality

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHICKEN; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; ORIENTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CHICKENS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; GENERALIZATION, RESPONSE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; ORIENTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SERIAL LEARNING;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33846402383     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.33.1.21     Document Type: Article

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