DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2020699118
Abstract: Some animals fashion tools or constructions out of plant materials to aid foraging, reproduction, self-maintenance, or protection. Their choice of raw materials can affect the structure and properties of the resulting artifacts, with considerable fitness… read more here.
Keywords: dna barcoding; barcoding identifies; animal tool; tool ... See more keywords
Examining the mechanisms underlying the acquisition of animal tool behaviour
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0122
Abstract: Despite major advances in the study of animal tool behaviour, researchers continue to debate how exactly certain behaviours are acquired. While specific mechanisms, such as genetic predispositions or action copying, are sometimes suspected to play… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; animal tool; tool; tool behaviour ... See more keywords