Location serves as a conditional cue when harp seals (pagophilus groenlandicus) solve object discrimination reversal problems

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-53

  Walsh, Stephanie J ^a   Skinner, Darlene M ^a   Martin, Gerard M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; METHODOLOGY; PHOCA; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEALS, EARLESS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34250673183     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cjep2007005     Document Type: Article

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