Spatial orientation on a vertical maze in free-ranging fox squirrels (Sciurus niger)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Jacobs, Lucia F ^a   Shiflett, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 38349171510     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.113.2.116     Document Type: Article

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