Megachiropteran bats (Pteropus) utilize human referential stimuli to locate hidden food

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-346

  Hall, Nathaniel J ^a   Udell, Monique A R ^a   Dorey, Nicole R ^a   Walsh, Allyson L ^a   Wynne, Clive D L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Human gestures; Megachiropteran bats; Social cognition; Social referencing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; GESTURE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHIROPTERA; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); GESTURES; HUMANS;

EID: 80052018291     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023680     Document Type: Article

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