Behavioral flexibility is an important adaptive response to changing environments for many
animal species. Such plasticity may also promote the invasion of novel habitats by …

Spontaneous recognition of a novel object is a popular measure of exploratory behavior,
perception and recognition memory in rodent models. Because of its relative simplicity and …

Behavioral responses to novelty, including fear and subsequent avoidance of novel stimuli,
ie, neophobia, determine how animals interact with their environment. Neophobia aids in …

The first Mariana crow I encountered in the flesh was a young bird named Diseja. Perched
up close to the mesh siding of her small aviary, she called out again and again as she saw …

To investigate the ecological significance of personality, researchers generally measure
behavioural traits in captivity. Whether behaviour in captivity is analogous to behaviour in …

Highlights•We tested neophobia and exploration in dogs and wolves.•Dogs were quicker to
approach, but showed less interest in, novel objects.•Presence of conspecifics enhanced …

Group living commonly helps organisms face challenging environmental conditions.
Although a known phenomenon in humans, recent findings suggest that a benefit of group …

Ecological and evolutionary drivers of innovativeness among species are relatively well
studied, but the significance of similar variation within species is much less well understood …

Complex social life requires individuals to recognize and remember group members [1] and,
within those, to distinguish affiliates from nonaffiliates. Whereas long-term individual …

The quality of a social relationship represents the history of past social interactions between
two individuals, from which the nature and outcome of future interactions can be predicted …