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Author Bueno-Guerra, Nereida, 1988- editor.

Title Field and Laboratory Methods in Animal Cognition : a comparative guide / edited by Nereida Bueno-Guerra and Federica Amici
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (460 pages)
Summary Would you ask a honeybee to point at a screen and recognise a facial expression? Or ask an elephant to climb a tree? While humans and non-human species may inhabit the same world, it's likely that our perceptual worlds differ significantly. Emphasising Uexküll's concept of 'umwelt', this volume offers practical advice on how animal cognition can be successfully tested while avoiding anthropomorphic conclusions. The chapters describe the capabilities of a range of animals - from ants, to lizards to chimpanzees - revealing how to successfully investigate animal cognition across a variety of taxa. The book features contributions from leading cognition researchers, each offering a series of examples and practical tips drawn from their own experience. Together, the authors synthesise information on current field and laboratory methods, providing researchers and graduate students with methodological advice on how to formulate research questions, design experiments and adapt studies to different taxa
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed August 27, 2019)
Subject Cognition in animals -- Research -- Methodology
Form Electronic book
Author Amici, Federica
ISBN 9781108333191
1108333192