A four-questions perspective on public information use in sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae)
| Autor: | Webster, Mike M., Chouinard-Thuly, Laura, Herczeg, Gabor, Kitano, Jun, Riley, Riva, Rogers, Sean, Shapiro, Michael D., Shikano, Takahito, Laland, Kevin N. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Biosciences, European Research Council, NERC, University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity, University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution, University of St Andrews. School of Biology, University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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cognition
STRATEGIES QH301 Biology foraging QH301 Cognition Social information FISH 9-SPINED STICKLEBACK Foraging lcsh:Science SPATIAL MEMORY PUNGITIUS Social learning Biology (Whole Organism) DAS EVOLUTION social information social learning TIT 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology EXPERIENCE lcsh:Q BEHAVIOR Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Royal Society Open Science Royal Society Open Science, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2019) |
| Popis: | This research was supported by ERC Advanced (EVOCULTURE 232823) and NERC (NE/D010365/1) grants to KNL and grants from the NSF (IOS0744974, DEB1149160), NIH (R01GM115996), and Burroughs Wellcome Fund to MDS. Whether learning primarily reflects general processes or species-specific challenges is a long-standing matter of dispute. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of public information use (PI-use) in sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae). PI-use is a form of social learning by which animals are able to assess the relative quality of resources, here prey patches, by observing the behaviour of others. PI-use was highly specific with only Pungitius and their closest relative Culaea inconstans showing evidence of PI-use. We saw no effects of ontogenetic experience upon PI-use in Pungitius pungitius. Experiments with live demonstrators and animated fish revealed that heightened activity and feeding strikes by foraging conspecifics are important cues in the transmission of PI. Finally, PI-use was the only form of learning in which P. pungitius and another stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus differed. PI-use in sticklebacks is species-specific and may represent an ‘ecological specialization’ for social foraging. Whether this reflects selection on perception, attentional or cognitive processes remains to be determined. Publisher PDF |
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