Evidence for a form of mutual exclusivity during label acquisition by grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)?

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-231

  Pepperberg, Irene M ^a,b   Wilcox, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; IMITATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PARROT; SPEECH;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CUES; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PARROTS; SPEECH;

EID: 85047675701     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.114.3.219     Document Type: Article

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