Comparative cognition for conservationists

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 489-495

  Greggor, Alison L ^a   Clayton, Nicola S ^a   Phalan, Ben ^a   Thornton, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal conservation; Aversive conditioning; Cognition; Imprinting; Learning; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; COGNITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LEARNING; PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; LEARNING; PERCEPTION;

EID: 84906058054     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.06.004     Document Type: Review

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