Object recognition and generalisation during habituation in horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 129, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 83-91

  Christensen, Janne Winther ^a   Zharkikh, Tatjana ^b   Chovaux, Elodie ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b Biosphere Reserve Askania Nova   (Ukraine)

^c AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Generalisation; Habituation; Horse; Object recognition

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HABITUATION; HORSE; RECOGNITION;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78650953896     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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