Number of callers may affect the response to conspecific mobbing calls in great tits (Parus major)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-021-02969-7
Abstract: Numerical competence—the ability to represent, discriminate, and process numerical quantity information—is a widespread cognitive ability in animals that influences survival and reproductive success. Little is known about the role of numerical competence during predator mobbing—when… read more here.
Keywords: number; numerical competence; tits parus; parus major ... See more keywords
Columban Simulation Project 2.0: Numerical Competence and Orthographic Processing in Pigeons and Primates
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03017
Abstract: Thirty years ago Burrhus Frederic Skinner and Robert Epstein began what is known as the Columban Simulation Project. With pigeons as their subjects, they simulated a series of studies that purportedly demonstrated insight, self-recognition, and… read more here.
Keywords: columban simulation; pigeons primates; simulation project; numerical competence ... See more keywords