The discrimination of discrete and continuous amounts in African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-154

  Aïn, Syrina Al ^a   Giret, Nicolas ^a   Grand, Marion ^a   Kreutzer, Michel ^a   Bovet, Dalila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus); Analogue magnitude; Estimation of amounts; Substance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MATHEMATICS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARROT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MATHEMATICS; PARROTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ANIMALIA; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 58549096693     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-008-0178-8     Document Type: Article

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