Physical cognition and tool-use: Performance of Darwin's finches in the two-trap tube task

Animal Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 555-563

  Teschke, I ^a   Tebbich, S ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cactospiza pallida; Causality; Darwin's finches; Folk physics; Physical cognition; Tool use; Trap tube

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FINCH; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; FINCHES; LEARNING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CACTOSPIZA PALLIDA; CAMARHYNCHUS PARVULUS; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 79959243921     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-011-0390-9     Document Type: Article

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