Concurrent recall of serially learned visual discrimination problems in dwarf goats (Capra hircus)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 156-164

  Langbein, J ^a   Siebert, K ^a   Nuernberg, G ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concurrent recall; Dwarf goat; Intermediate feeder; Serial learning; Shape similarity; Visual discrimination

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FEEDING MECHANISM; FOOD QUALITY; GOAT; GRAZING; LEARNING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DEVICE; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; GOAT; GRAZING; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECALL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAINING; VEGETATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GOATS; LEARNING; MEMORY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 53149092821     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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