New Caledonia crows use tools for non-foraging activities
Tool use is of great interest for cognitive research, largely because it can be particularly revealing about the underlying information processing mechanisms. Tool use that is inflexible or requires extensive experience to change, and that is only addressed towards specific targets such as food, is...
Main Authors: | Wimpenny, J, Weir, A, Kacelnik, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2011
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