Quantification abilities in angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare): The influence of continuous variables

Animal Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 373-383

  Gómez Laplaza, Luis M ^a   Gerlai, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angelfish; Continuous variables; Numerical cognition; Quantity discrimination; Shoal choice

Indexed keywords

PTEROPHYLLUM SCALARE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84870944550     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-012-0578-7     Document Type: Article

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