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Radial-arm-maze behavior of the red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria)

Authors: Julia Mueller-Paul, Anna Wilkinson, Geoffrey Hall, Ludwig Huber

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: cognitive map, radial-arm maze, response stereotypy, spatial cognition, tortoises

2012

Win-shift and win-stay learning in the rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

Authors: Danielle Sulikowski, Darren Burke

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: cognitive adaptation, rainbow lorikeets, spatial cognition, win-shift, win-stay

2011

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