The use of multiple sources of social information in contest behaviour: testing the social cognitive abilities of a cichlid fish

The use of multiple sources of social information in contest behaviour: testing the social cognitive abilities of a cichlid fish

Theory suggests that living in large social groups with dynamic social interactions often favours the evolution of enhanced cognitive abilities. Studies of how animals assess their own contest ability commonly focus on a single cognitive task, and little is known about the diversity or co-occurrence...

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Main Authors: Takashi eHotta, Tomohiro eTakeyama, Dik eHeg, Satoshi eAwata, Lyndon Alexander Jordan, Masanori eKohda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
transitive inference
individual recognition
eavesdropping
Winner and loser effect
Julidochromis transcriptus
social cognitive ability
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00085/full

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