Domestic cats (Felis catus) do not show causal understanding in a string-pulling task

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Whitt, E., Douglas, M., Osthaus, B. and Hocking, I. 2009. Domestic cats (Felis catus) do not show causal understanding in a string-pulling task. Animal Cognition. 12 (5), pp. 739-743. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-009-0228-x
AuthorsWhitt, E., Douglas, M., Osthaus, B. and Hocking, I.
Year2009
JournalAnimal Cognition
Journal citation12 (5), pp. 739-743
ISSN1435-9448
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-009-0228-x
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