Local rather than global processing of visual arrays in numerosity discrimination by pigeons (Columba livia)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 511-526

  Emmerton, Jacky ^a   Renner, Jennifer C ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Local vs. global visual processing; Numerosity discrimination; Pigeon; Size cues

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MENTAL PROCESSES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 67349096016     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-009-0212-5     Document Type: Article

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