Group size and cognitive processes

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 215-228

  Croney, Candace C ^a   Newberry, Ruth C ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Group size; Social complexity; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COGNITION; COMPLEXITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GROUP SIZE; LEARNING; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847121224     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.05.023     Document Type: Article

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