Conceptual preferences can be transmitted via selective social information use between competing wild bird species

Concept learning is considered a high-level adaptive ability. Thus far, it has been studied in laboratory via asocial trial and error learning. Yet, social information use is common among animals but it remains unknown whether concept learning by observing others occurs. We tested whether pied flyca...

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Main Authors: Jukka T. Forsman, Sami M. Kivelä, Jere Tolvanen, Olli J. Loukola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2022-06-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220292