Consumer and motor innovation in the common myna: The role of motivation and emotional responses

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 179-188

  Sol, Daniel ^a,b   Griffin, Andrea S ^c   Bartomeus, Ignasi ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural flexibility; Common myna; Foraging behaviour; Invasion paradox; Motivation; Sturnus tristis; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INVASIBILITY; SONGBIRD;

ACRIDOTHERES TRISTIS; ANIMALIA; STURNUS;

EID: 83555174549     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.024     Document Type: Article

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