Enhanced social learning between siblings in common ravens, Corvus corax

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 501-508

  Schwab, Christine ^a,b   Bugnyar, Thomas ^a,b   Schloegl, Christian ^a,b   Kotrschal, Kurt ^a,b  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND COGNITION RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

affiliation; cognition; common raven; Corvus corax; siblings; social learning; social relations

Indexed keywords

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COGNITION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEARNING; MODEL TEST; PASSERINE; SIBLING;

AVES; CORVUS CORAX;

EID: 38749108865     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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