New data on the brain and cognitive abilities of birds

Biology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 601-617

  Zorina, Z A ^a   Obozova, T A ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

birds; cognitive abilities; levels of avian brain complexity

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLUMBA; CORVIDA; CORVIDAE; LARUS GLAUCESCENS; LOXIA; LOXIA CURVIROSTRA; MAMMALIA; PARUS CAERULEUS; PRIMATES; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 84869042346     PISSN: 10623590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1062359012070126     Document Type: Article

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