Group size and the resolution of insider–outsider conflict in animal societies
Publication date: November 2023
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 205
Author(s): Sheng-Feng Shen, H. Kern Reeve, Stephen T. Emlen, Ming Liu, Dustin Rubenstein
Publication date: November 2023
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 205
Author(s): Sheng-Feng Shen, H. Kern Reeve, Stephen T. Emlen, Ming Liu, Dustin Rubenstein
Publication date: November 2023
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 205
Author(s): Allegra N. DePasquale, Jeremy D. Hogan, Cinthia Villalobos Suarez, Megan A. Mah, Jean-Christophe Martin, Linda M. Fedigan, Jessica M. Rothman, Amanda D. Melin
Publication date: November 2023
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 205
Author(s): Walter H. Piper, Katy Dahl, Martha Kebeh, Allison J. Piper
Publication date: November 2023
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 205
Author(s): Robyn J. Womack, Pablo Capilla-Lasheras, Ciara L.O. McGlade, Davide M. Dominoni, Barbara Helm
Publication date: November 2023
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 205
Author(s): Sarah Skeels, Gerhard von der Emde, Theresa Burt de Perera
Publication date: November 2023
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 205
Author(s): Jianan Ding, Fujie Han, Kangkang Zhang, Aiqing Lin, Tingting Jiang, Jiang Feng, Ying Liu
Publication date: November 2023
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 205
Author(s): Paul Deutchman, Mélisande Aellen, Michael Bogese, Redouan Bshary, Lindsey Drayton, Daniel Gil, Justin Martin, Laurent Prétôt, Nichola Raihani, Laurie R. Santos, Katherine McAuliffe
Abstract Death feigning is a behavior in which a prey is rendered motionless due to stimulation or threat by a predator. This anti-predator defense mechanism has been observed across a …
The ability to use environmental geometry when orienting in space reflects an animal’s ability to use a global, allocentric framework. Therefore, understanding when and how animal’s use geometry relative to other types of cues in the environment has interested comparative cognition researchers for decades. Yet, only two amphibians have been tested to date. We trained the poison frog Dendrobates auratus to find goal shelters in a rectangular arena, in the presence and absence of a feature cue, and assessed the relative influence of the two types of cues using probe trials. We chose D. auratus because the species has complex interactions with their physical and social environments, including parental care that requires navigating to and from distant locations. We found that, like many vertebrates, D. auratus are capable of using geometric information to relocate goals. In addition, the frogs preferentially used the more reliable feature cue when the location of the feature conflicted with the geometry of the arena. The frogs were equally successful at using the feature cue when it was proximal or distal to the goal shelter, consistent with prior studies that found that D. auratus can use distal cues in a flexible manner. Our results provide further evidence that amphibians can use environmental geometry during orientation. Future studies that examine when and how amphibians use geometry relative to other types of cues will contribute to a more complete picture of spatial cognition in this important, yet understudied, group.
Publication date: November 2023
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 205
Author(s): Julián León, Fredy Quintero, Klaus Zuberbühler