Spatial memory in captive American black bears (Ursus americanus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 372-387

  Zamisch, Valeria ^a   Vonk, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bears; Captivity; Foraging; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEAR; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; CUES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; URSIDAE;

EID: 84874316266     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028081     Document Type: Article

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