Colour discrimination and associative learning in hatchling lizards incubated at ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ temperatures

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 239-247

  Clark, Benjamin F ^a   Amiel, Joshua J ^b   Shine, Richard ^b   Noble, Daniel W A ^a   Whiting, Martin J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choice reversal; Cognition; Incubation; Motor task

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COLOR; FITNESS; LEARNING; LIZARD;

ANIMALIA; BASSIANA DUPERREYI; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84949116667     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: 14320762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1639-x     Document Type: Article

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