Quantity discrimination in felines: A preliminary investigation of the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-293

  Pisa, Paola Etel ^a   Agrillo, Christian ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal cognition; Cat; Counting; Numerical competence; Quantity discrimination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 59449106440     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0121-0     Document Type: Article

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