African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) use inference by exclusion to find hidden food

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 875-877

  Mikolasch, Sandra ^a,c   Kotrschal, Kurt ^a   Schloegl, Christian ^a,b,d  

^a Grünau im Almtal ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c ARGE Papageienschutz   (Austria)

^d GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

African grey parrots; Inference by exclusion; Reasoning

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BAIT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; FOOD; OLFACTORY CUE;

AFRICA;

EID: 82455192876     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0500     Document Type: Article

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