Learning generalization in problem solving by a blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 719-725

  De Mendonça Furtado, Olívia ^a   Ottoni, Eduardo B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazona aestiva; Learning generalization; Parrots; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; LEARNING; MALE; PARROT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANIMALS; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PARROTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

AMAZONA AESTIVA; AVES; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; OEDIPUS; PRIMATES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; SAGUINUS OEDIPUS; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 51549095345     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-008-0168-x     Document Type: Article

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