Accurate route demonstration by experienced homing pigeons does not improve subsequent homing performance in naive conspecifics.
We describe an experiment that uses the grouping tendencies and navigational abilities of the homing pigeon (Columba livia) to investigate the possibility of socially mediated information transfer in a field setting. By varying the composition of paired-release types, we allowed some naive birds to...
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| Định dạng: | Journal article |
| Ngôn ngữ: | English |
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2000
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