Habituation and sensitization: new thoughts about old ideas

2016/06/05 by Daniel T. Blumstein · 423 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Neuroscience · Psychology · Veterinary · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies #Biology #Cognitive psychology #Developmental psychology #Ecology #Habituation #Natural history #Neuroscience #Psychology #Sensitization #Stimulus (psychology) #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

paper · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.05.012

published in Animal Behaviour 120, 255-262 (Elsevier BV)

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