Lemurs and macaques show similar numerical sensitivity

Animal Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 503-515

  Jones, Sarah M ^a,c   Pearson, John ^a,b   DeWind, Nicholas K ^a,b   Paulsen, David ^a   Tenekedjieva, Ana Maria ^a   Brannon, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST NORBERT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative psychology; Nonhuman primates; Number discrimination; Numerical cognition; Prosimians; Weber fraction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEMURIDAE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PSYCHOLOGY; RHESUS MONKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALS; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; LEARNING; LEMUR; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MATHEMATICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922975671     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-013-0682-3     Document Type: Article

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