Relationship between spatial working memory performance and diet specialization in two sympatric nectar bats.

Behavioural ecologists increasingly recognise spatial memory as one the most influential cognitive traits involved in evolutionary processes. In particular, spatial working memory (SWM), i.e. the ability of animals to store temporarily useful information for current foraging tasks, determines the fo...

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Main Authors: Mickaël Henry, Kathryn E Stoner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3170290?pdf=render