Lateralization of social learning in the domestic chick, Gallus gallus domesticus: learning to avoid

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 847-856

  Salva, Orsola Rosa ^a   Daisley, Jonathan Niall ^a   Regolin, Lucia ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

chick; Gallus gallus domesticus; lateralization; passive avoidance learning; right hemisphere; social learning

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DOMESTIC SPECIES; LEARNING; POULTRY; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 70349178641     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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