Unrewarded Object Combinations in Captive Parrots

In primates, complex object combinations during play are often regarded as precursors of functional behavior. Here we investigate combinatory behaviors during unrewarded object manipulation in seven parrot species, including kea, African grey parrots and Goffin cockatoos, three species previously us...

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Main Authors: Alice Marie Isabel Auersperg, Natalie Oswald, Markus Domanegg, Gyula Koppany Gajdon, Thomas Bugnyar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2014-11-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/4/05.Auersperg_etal_Final_Final.pdf