White-tailed ptarmigan food calls enhance chick diet choice: learning nutritional wisdom?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-30

  Clarke, J A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

diet selection; food calling; Lagopus leucurus; social learning; teaching; white tailed ptarmigan

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; GAMEBIRD; LEARNING; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PROTEIN;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; LAGOPUS LEUCURUS;

EID: 72149089006     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.09.021     Document Type: Article

References (66)

1. Allen T., and Clarke J.A. Social learning of food preferences by white-tailed ptarmigan chicks. Animal Behaviour 70 (2005) 305-310
2. Beck M., and Galef Jr. B.G. Social influences on the selection of a protein-sufficient diet of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus). Journal of Comparative Psychology 103 (1989) 132-139
3. Boyd R., and Richerson P.J. An evolutionary model of social learning: the effects of spatial and temporal variation. In: Zentall T.R., and Galef Jr. B.G. (Eds). Social Learning: Psychological and Biological Perspectives (1988), L. Erlbaum, Hillsdale, New Jersey 29-48
4. Braun C.E., Martin K., and Robb L.A. White-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus. In: Poole A., and Gill F. (Eds). The Birds of North America. No 68 (1993), Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Washington, D.C.: American Ornithologists' Union
5. Braun-Blanquet J. Plant Sociology: the Study of Plant Communities. Translated by G.D. Fuller & H.S. Conard (1932), McGraw-Hill, New York
6. Caro T.M., and Hauser M.D. Is there evidence of teaching in non-human animals?. Quarterly Review of Biology 67 (1992) 151-174
7. Clark D.A. Foraging behavior of a vertebrate omnivore (Rattus rattus): meal structure, sampling, and diet breadth. Ecology 63 (1982) 763-772
8. Clarke J.A., and Johnson R.E. Biogeography of white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus): implications from an introduced population in the Sierra Nevada. Journal of Biogeography 17 (1990) 649-656
9. Clarke J.A., and Johnson R.E. The influence of spring snow depth on white-tailed ptarmigan breeding success in the Sierra Nevada. Condor 94 (1992) 622-627
10. Clarke J.A., and Johnson R.E. Comparison and contrasts between the foraging behaviour of two white-tailed ptarmigan populations. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 37 (2005) 171-176
11. Collias N.E. The vocal repertoire of the red junglefowl: a spectrographic classification and the code of communication. Condor 89 (1987) 510-524
12. Erikstad K.E., and Spidsø T.K. The influence of weather on food intake, insect prey selection and feeding behaviour in willow grouse chicks in northern Norway. Ornis Scandinavica 13 (1982) 176-182
13. Evans C.S. Referential signals. In: Owings D., Beecher M.D., and Thompson N.S. (Eds). Perspectives in Ethology. Vol. 12: Communication (1997), Plenum, New York 99-143
14. Evans C.S., and Evans L. Chicken food-calls are functionally referential. Animal Behaviour 58 (1999) 307-319
15. Evans C.S., and Evans L. Representational signaling in birds. Biology Letters 3 (2007) 8-11
16. Evans C.S., and Marler P. Food-calling and audience effects in male chickens (Gallus gallus): their relationships to food availability, courtship and social facilitation. Animal Behaviour 47 (1994) 1159-1170
17. Fonnesbeck, P. V. 1977. Estimating nutritive value from chemical analyses. Animal Nutrition Regulation and Computerization of Diets, Proceeding of the International Symposium of Feed Consumption, 1, 219-277.
18. Forbes J.M., and Shariatmadari F. Diet selection for protein in poultry. World's Poultry Science Journal 50 (1994) 7-24
19. Franks N.R., and Richardson T. Teaching in tandem-running ants. Nature 439 (2006) 153
20. Galef Jr. B.G. Social transmission of food preferences: an adaptation for weaning in rats. Journal of Comparative Physiological Psychology 91 (1977) 1136-1140
21. Galef Jr. B.G. A contrarian view of the wisdom of the body as it relates to dietary self-selection. Psychological Review 98 (1991) 218-223
22. Galef Jr. B.G. Functions of social learning about food: a causal analysis of effects of diet novelty on preference transmission. Animal Behaviour 46 (1993) 257-265
23. Galef Jr. B.G., and Giraldeau L.-A. Social influences on foraging in vertebrates: causal mechanisms and adaptive functions. Animal Behaviour 61 (2001) 3-15
24. Galef Jr. B.G., and Whiskin E.E. Increased reliance on socially acquired information while foraging if in risky situations?. Animal Behaviour 72 (2006) 1169-1176
25. Galef Jr. B.G., and Whiskin E.E. Use of social information by sodium- and protein-deficient rats: test of a prediction (Boyd & Richerson 1998). Animal Behaviour 75 (2008) 627-630
26. Galef Jr. B.G., Beck M., and Whiskin E.E. Protein deficiency magnifies social influence on food choices of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus). Journal of Comparative Psychology 105 (1991) 55-59
27. Galef Jr. B.G., Whiskin E.E., and Dewar G. A new way to study teaching in animals: despite demonstrable benefits, rat dams do not teach their young what to eat. Animal Behaviour 70 (2005) 90-96
28. Heyes C.M., Ray E.D., Mitchell C.J., and Nokes T. Stimulus enhancement: controls for social facilitation and local enhancement. Learning and Motivation 31 (2000) 83-98
29. Hoppitt W.J.E., Brown G.R., Kendal R., Rendell L., Thornton A., Webster M.K., and Laland K.N. Lessons from animal teaching. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 23 (2008) 486-493
30. Johnston A.N.B., Burne T.H.J., and Rose S.P.R. Observation learning in day-old chicks using a one-trial passive avoidance learning paradigm. Animal Behaviour 56 (1998) 1347-1353
31. Karasov W.H. Nutrient constraints in the feeding ecology of an omnivore in a seasonal environment. Oecologia 66 (1985) 280-290
32. Klopfer P.H., and MacArthur R.H. Niche size and faunal diversity. American Naturalist 94 (1960) 293-300
33. Komers P.E. Behavioural plasticity in variable environments. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75 (1997) 161-169
34. Laland K.N. Social learning strategies. Learning & Behavior 32 (2004) 4-14
35. Lefebvre L., and Palameta B. Mechanisms, ecology and population diffusion of socially learned, food-finding behavior in feral pigeons. In: Zentall T.R., and Galef Jr. B.G. (Eds). Social Learning: Psychological and Biological Perspectives (1988), L. Erlbaum, Hillsdale, New Jersey 141-164
36. McQuoid L.M., and Galef Jr. B.G. Social stimuli influencing feeding behaviour of Burmese junglefowl: a video analysis. Animal Behaviour 46 (1993) 13-22
37. Marler P., Dufty A., and Pickert R. Vocal communication in the domestic chicken: I. Does a sender communicate information about the quality of food referent to a receiver?. Animal Behaviour 34 (1986) 188-193
38. Marler P., Dufty A., and Pickert R. Vocal communication in the domestic chicken: II. Isa sender sensitive to the presence and nature of a receiver?. Animal Behaviour 34 (1986) 194-198
39. Moffatt C.A., and Hogan J.A. Ontogeny of chick responses to maternal calls in Burmese red junglefowl (Gallus gallus spadiceus). Journal of Comparative Psychology 106 (1992) 92-96
40. Morse D.H. Behavioral Mechanisms in Ecology (1980), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
41. Moss R. Food selection by red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus (Lath.)) in relation to chemical composition. Journal of Animal Ecology 41 (1972) 411-428
42. Nicol C.J., and Pope S.J. Social learning in small flocks of laying hens. Animal Behaviour 47 (1994) 1289-1296
43. Nicol C.J., and Pope S.J. The maternal feeding display of domestic hens is sensitive to perceived chick error. Animal Behaviour 52 (1996) 767-774
44. Perry T.W. Animal Life-Cycle Feeding and Nutrition (1984), Academic Press, London
45. Raihani N.J., and Ridley A.R. Experimental evidence for teaching in wild pied babblers. Animal Behaviour 75 (2008) 3-11
46. Robbins C.T. Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition (1983), Academic Press, New York
47. Romanoff A.L. Avian spare yolk and its assimilation. Auk 6 (1944) 235-241
48. Rozin P. Adaptive food sampling patterns in vitamin deficient rats. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 69 (1969) 126-132
49. Rozin P. The significance of learning mechanisms in food selection: some biological psychology and sociology of science. In: Barker L.M., Best M.R., and Domjan M. (Eds). Learning Mechanisms in Food Selection (1977), Baylor University Press, Waco, Texas 555-589
50. Scott M.L., Holm E.R., and Reynolds R.E. Studies on the protein and methionine requirements of young bobwhite quail and young ring-necked pheasants. Poultry Science 42 (1963) 676-680
51. Sherry D.F. Parental food-calling and the role of the young in the Burmese red junglefowl (Gallus gallus spadiceus). Animal Behaviour 25 (1977) 594-601
52. Sokal R.R., and Rohlf F.J. Biometry. 3rd edn. (1995), W.H. Freeman, New York
53. Stokes A.W. Parental and courtship feeding in the red jungle fowl. Auk 88 (1971) 21-29
54. Thornton A., and McAuliffe K. Teaching in wild meerkats. Science 313 (2006) 227-229
55. Thornton A., and Raihani N.J. The evolution of teaching. Animal Behaviour 75 (2008) 1823-1836
56. Thorpe W.H. Learning and Instinct in Animals (1963), Methuen, London
57. Turner E.R.A. Social feeding in birds. Behaviour 24 (1964) 1-45
58. Van Soest P.J. Nutritional Ecology of the Ruminant (1981), O and B Books, Corvallis, Oregon
59. Wauters A.M., and Richard-Yris M.A. Mutual influence of the maternal hen's food calling and feeding behavior on the behavior of her chicks. Developmental Psychobiology 41 (2002) 25-36
60. Wauters A.M., Richard-Yris M.A., Pierre J.S., Lunel C., and Richard J.P. Influence of chicks and food quality on food calling in broody domestic hens. Behaviour 136 (1999) 919-933
61. Wauters A.M., Richard-Yris M.A., and Talec N. Maternal influences on feeding and general activity in domestic chicks. Ethology 108 (2002) 529-540
62. Weeden N.F. A Sierra Nevada Flora (1981), Wilderness Press, Berkeley
63. Weigl P.D., and Hanson E.V. Observational learning and the feeding behavior of the red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus): the ontogeny of optimization. Ecology 61 (1980) 213-218
64. Westoby M. What are the biological bases of varied diets?. American Naturalist 112 (1978) 627
65. Williams H.W., Stokes A.W., and Wallen J.C. The food-call and display of the bobwhite quail (Colinus virginiaus). Auk 85 (1968) 464-476
66. Wolf G. Innate mechanisms for regulation of sodium intake. In: Paffmann C. (Ed). Olfaction and Taste (1969), Rockefeller University Press, New York 548-553