The Role of Experience in Problem Solving and Innovative Tool Use in Crows

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 1965-1968

  von Bayern, Auguste M P ^a   Heathcote, Robert J P ^a   Rutz, Christian ^a   Kacelnik, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CROW; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CROWS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CORVIDAE; CORVUS MONEDULOIDES;

EID: 70450208823     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.10.037     Document Type: Article

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