The formation and execution of sequential plans in pigeons (Columba livia)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-182

  Scarf, Damian ^a   Colombo, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

List representation; Object permanence; Planning; Serial order

Indexed keywords

BIRD; PLANNING PROCESS; SHAPE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLUMBIA LIVIA; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; MASKING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 77349095428     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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