Recognition of conspecifics occurs when individuals classify sets of conspecifics based on
sensory input from them and associate these sets with different responses. Classification of …

Twenty years ago Pepperberg set out to discover whether large-brained, highly social
parrots were capable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of …

Abstract In 1993, Les Real invented the label 'cognitive ecology'. This label was intended for
work that brought cognitive science and behavioural ecology together. Real's article …

Auditory responses in the caudomedial neostriatum (NCM) of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia
guttata) forebrain habituate to repeated presentations of a novel conspecific song. This …

Song repertoires may be a product of sexual selection and several studies have reported
correlations of repertoire size and reproductive success in male songbirds. This hypothesis …

In a field study, we show that a young song sparrow (i) selects his songs from three or four
older birds who have neighboring territories,(ii) preferentially learns song types that these …

The capacity for vocal recognition of individual conspecifics is well documented in many
species, but the perceptual mechanisms that underlie this ability in oscines are less well …

Animals discriminate among familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics probably to avoid wasting
time and energy during social interactions. Individual recognition may reduce the chance of …

The Search for Criteria: Why Study the Evolution of Intelligence? Page 1 1 i The Search for
Criteria: Why Study the Evolution of Intelligence? Robert J. Sternberg Yale University Perhaps …

Aggressive signaling is integral to territory defense in most animals that defend territories.
Territorial signals may communicate a territory owner's level of aggressive intent, announce …