Social transmission in the wild can reduce predation pressure on novel prey signals

Social transmission in the wild can reduce predation pressure on novel prey signals

Many species learn through social transmission, which can alter co-evolutionary selection pressures. Experiments involving artificial prey and social networks show that wild birds can learn about unpalatable food by watching others, which helps explain the persistence of costly prey defences despite...

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Main Authors: Liisa Hämäläinen, William Hoppitt, Hannah M. Rowland, Johanna Mappes, Anthony J. Fulford, Sebastian Sosa, Rose Thorogood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24154-0
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spelling doaj-58d14e2fb3b844f6a9d42adc14134d182021-06-27T11:11:32ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-06-0112111110.1038/s41467-021-24154-0Social transmission in the wild can reduce predation pressure on novel prey signalsLiisa Hämäläinen0William Hoppitt1Hannah M. Rowland2Johanna Mappes3Anthony J. Fulford4Sebastian Sosa5Rose Thorogood6Department of Zoology, University of CambridgeSchool of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of LondonDepartment of Zoology, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of JyväskyläDepartment of Zoology, University of CambridgeUniversité de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, UMR 7178Department of Zoology, University of CambridgeMany species learn through social transmission, which can alter co-evolutionary selection pressures. Experiments involving artificial prey and social networks show that wild birds can learn about unpalatable food by watching others, which helps explain the persistence of costly prey defences despite influxes of naïve juvenile predators.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24154-0
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Social transmission in the wild can reduce predation pressure on novel prey signals
Nature Communications
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description Many species learn through social transmission, which can alter co-evolutionary selection pressures. Experiments involving artificial prey and social networks show that wild birds can learn about unpalatable food by watching others, which helps explain the persistence of costly prey defences despite influxes of naïve juvenile predators.
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