Matching and oddity relational learning by pigeons (Columba livia): Transfer from color to shape

Animal Cognition

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-74

  Lombardi, Celia M ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Learning strategy; Matching to sample; Oddity from sample; Pigeons; Relational learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 36749058310     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-007-0087-2     Document Type: Article

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