Turtles (Pseudemys nelsoni) Learn About Visual Cues Indicating Food From Experienced Turtles

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 404-410

  Davis, Karen M ^a   Burghardt, Gordon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Reptiles; Social learning; Stimulus enhancement; Turtles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TURTLE; VISION;

ANIMALS; CUES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TURTLES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 83755172206     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024784     Document Type: Article

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