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Author Terrace, H.S. doi  openurl
  Title Chunking by a pigeon in a serial learning task Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Nature Abbreviated Journal Nature  
  Volume 325 Issue 7000 Pages 149-151  
  Keywords Animals; Cognition/*physiology; Columbidae/*physiology; Feedback; Learning/*physiology; Male  
  Abstract A basic principle of human memory is that lists that can be organized into memorable 'chunks' are easier to remember. Memory span is limited to a roughly constant number of chunks and is to a large extent independent of the amount of informaton contained in each chunk. Depending on the ingenuity of the code used to integrate discrete items into chunks, one can substantially increase the number of items that can be recalled correctly. Newly developed paradigms for studying memory in non-verbal organisms allow comparison of the abilities of human and non-human subjects to memorize lists. Here I present two types of evidence that pigeons 'chunk' 5-element lists whose components (colours and achromatic geometric forms) are clustered into distinct groups. Those lists were learned twice as rapidly as a homogeneous list of colours or heterogeneous lists in which the elements are not clustered. The pigeons were also tested for knowledge of the order of two elements drawn from the 5-element lists. They responded in the correct order only to those subsets that contained a chunk boundary. Thus chunking can be studied profitably in animal subjects; the cognitive processes that allow an organism to form chunks do no presuppose linguistic competence.  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2792  
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Author DOBRORUKA LJ et al, openurl 
  Title An analysis of the population of Grevy's zebra Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal Int Zoo Yb  
  Volume 26 Issue Pages 290-293  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1018  
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Author Glen-Leary J, openurl 
  Title Stud book for zebras Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal Farmer's weekly  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1115  
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Author Klingel H, openurl 
  Title Unpaarhufer, Pferde Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal in Grzimek B (ed): Grzimeks Enzyklopädie Säugetiere  
  Volume 4 Issue Pages 548-592, Kindler  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1319  
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Author Mcinnis Ml, V.M. openurl 
  Title Dietary relationships among feral horses, cattle, and pronhorn in southeastern Oregon Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal J Range Mgmt  
  Volume 40 Issue Pages 60-66  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1379  
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Author Olivier W, openurl 
  Title Is it possible to bring back the quagga? Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal Roan News  
  Volume 4 Issue Pages 1-2  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1435  
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Author Penzhorn Bl, openurl 
  Title Descriptions of incisors of known – age Cape Mountain Zebras from the Mountain Zebra National park Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal Onderstepoort J vet Res  
  Volume 54 Issue Pages 135-141  
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  Call Number Serial 1459  
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Author Penzhorn Bl, G.R. openurl 
  Title Incisor wear in free – ranging Cape mountain zebras Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal S Afr J Wildl Res  
  Volume 17 Issue Pages 99-102  
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Author Penzhorn Bl, L.P. openurl 
  Title Comparisons of reproductive parameters of two Cape mountain zebra populations Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal J Reprod Fert Suppl  
  Volume 35 Issue Pages 661-663  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1462  
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Author Schilder Mbh, B.P. openurl 
  Title Ethological investigations on a herd of Plains Zebra in a safari park: Time – budgets, reproduction and food competition Type Journal Article
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal App Anim Behav Sci  
  Volume 18 Issue Pages 45-56  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1568  
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