[HTML][HTML] Selective interspecific information use in the nest choice of solitary bees

OJ Loukola, E Gatto, AC Híjar-Islas, L Chittka - Animal Biology, 2020 - brill.com
Most of the studies on learning in bees have focused on the foraging context; we know little
about the preferences and cognitive processes in nest-site selection, especially in solitary …

Selective selfishness in alarm calling behaviour by some members of wintering mixed-species groups of crested tits and willow tits

T Krama, R Krams, D Elferts… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Animals adjust their use of alarm calls depending on social environments. We tested
whether dominant (adult) and subordinate (juvenile non-kin) male crested tits (Lophophanes …

The roles of temperature, nest predators and information parasites for geographical variation in egg covering behaviour of tits (Paridae)

OJ Loukola, P Adamik, F Adriaensen… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Nest building is widespread among animals. Nests may provide receptacles for eggs,
developing offspring and the parents, and protect them from adverse environmental …

Ecological and evolutionary consequences of selective interspecific information use

R Hämäläinen, MH Kajanus, JT Forsman… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent work has shown that animals frequently use social information from individuals of
their own species as well as from other species; however, the ecological and evolutionary …

Egg covering in cavity nesting birds may prevent nest usurpation by other species

T Slagsvold, KL Wiebe - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2021 - Springer
Some birds cover their eggs with nest material when they leave to forage. It has been
suggested that such egg-covering aids thermoregulation or prevents predation but here we …

Heterospecific song quality as social information for settlement decisions: an experimental approach in a wild bird

J Morinay, JT Forsman, B Doligez - Animal Behaviour, 2020 - Elsevier
Assessing local habitat quality via social cues provided by conspecific or heterospecific
individuals sharing the same needs is a widespread strategy of social information use for …

Conceptual preferences can be transmitted via selective social information use between competing wild bird species

JT Forsman, SM Kivelä… - Royal Society Open …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Concept learning is considered a high-level adaptive ability. Thus far, it has been studied in
laboratory via asocial trial and error learning. Yet, social information use is common among …

Heterospecific nest site copying behavior in a wild bird: assessing the influence of genetics and past experience on a joint breeding phenotype

J Morinay, JT Forsman, SM Kivelä… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Breeding site selection is often a joint decision of pair members in species with biparental
care and the experience of both pair members may influence the use of information for site …

Birds do not use social learning of landmarks to locate favorable nest sites

T Slagsvold, KL Wiebe - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2024 - Springer
Experiments since the classic studies of Niko Tinbergen have provided evidence that
animals use visual landmarks to navigate. We tested whether birds use visual landmarks to …

The role of cognition in social information use for breeding site selection: experimental evidence in a wild passerine population

J Morinay, L Cauchard, P Bize… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In spatio-temporally variable environments, individuals are known to use information for
making optimal decisions regarding where and when to breed. Optimal decision making can …