Spontaneous construction of "Chinese boxes" by Degus (Octodon degu): A rudiment of recursive intelligence?

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-261

  Tokimoto, Naoko ^a   Okanoya, Kazuo ^a,b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinese boxes; Degu; Hierarchical combination; Preadaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 5644243180     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5584.2004.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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