Evolutionary perspectives on learning: conceptual and methodological issues in the study of adaptive specializations

Animal Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 807-820

  Krause, Mark A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive specialization; Animal behavior; Comparative psychology; Pavlovian conditioning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; COGNITION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; EVOLUTION; FEAR; LEARNING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COGNITION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEAR; LEARNING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84930538761     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-015-0854-4     Document Type: Review

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