Hemispheric differences in the recognition of partly occluded objects by newly hatched domestic chicks (Gallus gallus)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 162-170

  Regolin, Lucia ^a   Marconato, Fabio ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amodal completion; Domestic chick; Hemispheric difference; Lateralisation

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; LEARNING; MONOCULAR VISION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; IMPRINTING (PSYCHOLOGY); PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VISION, MONOCULAR;

EID: 4644362872     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-004-0208-0     Document Type: Article

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