Enriched rearing facilitates spatial exploration in northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) neonates

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 548-551

  Lazic, Maria ^a   Schneider, Susan M ^b   Lickliter, Robert ^b  

^a MEDAILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental complexity; Maze; Northern bobwhite; Spatial exploration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; COLINUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; REARING; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLINUS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MAZE LEARNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34547489080     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20230     Document Type: Article

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