Variation in plumage reflectance but not song reflects spatial cognitive performance in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)

Abstract In seasonally variable environments, enhanced cognitive abilities may allow animals to adjust their behavior to changing conditions. Nonmigratory food-caching birds, like chickadees, rely on specialized spatial cognition to successfully cache and retrieve food items and survive the winter....

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Autors principals: Laura Robayo Noguera, Chloe A. L. Stevenson, Tianconghui Wang, Matteo K. Pasquale, Carrie L. Branch
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Springer 2025-02-01
Col·lecció:Animal Cognition
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Accés en línia:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-025-01935-4