Bears ‘count’ too: quantity estimation and comparison in black bears, Ursus americanus
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Bears "Count" Too: Quantity Estimation and Comparison in Black Bears (Ursus Americanus).
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عنوان ژورنال: Animal Behaviour
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-3472
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.05.001