Wild genius - domestic fool? Spatial learning abilities of wild and domestic guinea pigs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Domestic animals and their wild relatives differ in a wide variety of aspects. The process of domestication of the domestic guinea pig (<it>Cavia aperea </it>f. <it>porcellus</it>), starting at least 4500 year...

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Main Authors: Sachser Norbert, Pickel Thorsten, Lewejohann Lars, Kaiser Sylvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/7/1/9