The evolution of comparative cognition: Is the snark still a boojum?

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 210-217

  Shettleworth, Sara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal cognition; Comparative psychology; Memory; Numerical cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; MEMORY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 60449106316     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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