Successful acquisition of an olfactory discrimination test by Asian elephants, Elephas maximus

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 809-814

  Arvidsson, Josefin ^a   Amundin, Mats ^b   Laska, Matthias ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kolmården Wildlife Park ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asian elephants; Behavioral testing; Elephas maximus; Long term odor memory; Odor learning; Olfactory discrimination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORISM; COOPERATION; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBOSCIDEA (MAMMALS); REWARD; SMELLING; STIMULUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; MEMORY; ODORS; REWARD; SMELL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 81255128268     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.08.021     Document Type: Article

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