Successful acquisition of an olfactory discrimination paradigm by South African fur seals, Arctocephalus pusillus

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 1033-1038

  Laska, Matthias ^a   Svelander, Madeleine ^a   Amundin, Mats ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kolmårdens Djurpark ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus pusillus; Behavioral testing; Odor learning; Odor memory; Olfactory discrimination; South African fur seals

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SMELLING; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 40849118525     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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