Colour cues or spatial cues? Context-dependent preferences in the European greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 269-277

  Herborn, Katherine ^a   Alexander, Lucille ^b   Arnold, Kathryn E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Cue complexity; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARDUELIS CHLORIS;

EID: 79951768905     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-010-0360-7     Document Type: Article

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