Concept formation in American black bears, Ursus americanus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 953-964

  Vonk, Jennifer ^a   Jett, Stephanie E ^b   Mosteller, Kelly W ^c  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c SPRING HILL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Cognition; Concept formation; Level of abstraction; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BRAIN; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CARNIVORE; COGNITION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIET; LEARNING; PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; PINNIPEDIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 84866953416     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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