Spatial Learning and Memory in the Tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 412-418

  Wilkinson, Anna ^a   Chan, Hui Minn ^a   Hall, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochelone carbonaria; radial maze; spatial learning; tortoise

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; SMELL; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TURTLES;

EID: 38149023459     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.121.4.412     Document Type: Article

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