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More experience in the initial learning of spatial information improves cognitive flexibility in food-caching
A A H Richmond1, V K Heinen2,3, J F Welklin2
1University of Nevada, Reno, USA. a.a.h.richmond@gmail.com.
Animal Cognition
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