Wild jackdaws respond to their partner's distress, but not with consolation
Individuals are expected to manage their social relationships to maximize fitness returns. For example, reports of some mammals and birds offering unsolicited affiliation to distressed social partners (commonly termed ‘consolation’) are argued to illustrate convergent evolution of prosocial traits a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2021-06-01
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Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.210253 |