Multiple factors affect discrimination learning performance, but not between-individual variation, in wild mixed-species flocks of birds
Cognition arguably drives most behaviours in animals, but whether and why individuals in the wild vary consistently in their cognitive performance is scarcely known, especially under mixed-species scenarios. One reason for this is that quantifying the relative importance of individual, contextual, e...
Main Authors: | Michael S. Reichert, Sam J. Crofts, Gabrielle L. Davidson, Josh A. Firth, Ipek G. Kulahci, John L. Quinn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2020-04-01
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Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.192107 |
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