Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) overcome their current desires to anticipate two distinct future needs and plan for them appropriately

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-175

  Cheke, Lucy G ^a   Clayton, Nicola S ^a  

^a University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bischof K hler hypothesis; Corvid; Future planning; Mental time travel

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COGNITION; FUTURE PROSPECT; LEARNING; SONGBIRD; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL TIME;

APHELOCOMA; CORVIDA; CORVIDAE; GARRULUS GLANDARIUS;

EID: 84857778799     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0909     Document Type: Article

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