| Description |
xiii, 700 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Cognition and the study of behavior -- Evolution, behavior, and cognition: a primer -- Perception and attention -- Learning: introduction and Pavlovian conditioning -- Recognition learning -- Discrimination, classification, and concepts -- Memory -- Getting around: spatial cognition -- Timing -- Numerical competence -- Cognition and the consequences of behavior: foraging, planning, instrumental learning, and using tools -- Social intelligence -- Social learning -- Communication and language -- Summing up and looking ahead |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Animal behavior -- Evolution.
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Animal ecology.
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Cognition in animals.
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| LC no. |
2009017840 |
| ISBN |
0195319842 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9780195319842 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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