The Control of Food-Caching Behavior by Western Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma californica)

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-370

  de Kort, Selvino R ^a   Correia, Sérgio P C ^a   Alexis, Dean M ^a   Dickinson, Anthony ^a   Clayton, Nicola S ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

caching; prospective behavior; Western scrub jay

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BIRD; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PREDATION; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BIRDS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REWARD;

APHELOCOMA; APHELOCOMA CALIFORNICA; CORVIDAE;

EID: 36048936305     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.33.4.361     Document Type: Article

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