Cognitive ecology in the wild—Advances and challenges in avian cognition research
VV Pravosudov - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Animal cognition traditionally studies in the lab.•Lab studies cannot address
many ecological and evolutionary questions.•Field studies provide opportunities to study …
many ecological and evolutionary questions.•Field studies provide opportunities to study …
[HTML][HTML] The genetic basis of spatial cognitive variation in a food-caching bird
Spatial cognition is used by most organisms to navigate their environment. Some species
rely particularly heavily on specialized spatial cognition to survive, suggesting that a …
rely particularly heavily on specialized spatial cognition to survive, suggesting that a …
Challenges in linking cognition and survival: a review
Linking cognitive performance with fitness outcomes, measured using both reproductive and
survival metrics, of free-living animals is crucial for understanding the evolution of cognition …
survival metrics, of free-living animals is crucial for understanding the evolution of cognition …
Spatial cognitive ability is associated with longevity in food-caching chickadees
Cognitive abilities are hypothesized to affect survival and life span in nonhuman animals.
However, most tests of this hypothesis have relied on interspecific comparisons of indirect …
However, most tests of this hypothesis have relied on interspecific comparisons of indirect …
General cognitive performance declines with female age and is negatively related to fledging success in a wild bird
Identifying the causes and fitness consequences of intraspecific variation in cognitive
performance is fundamental to understand how cognition evolves. Selection may act on …
performance is fundamental to understand how cognition evolves. Selection may act on …
Genes and gene networks underlying spatial cognition in food-caching chickadees
Substantial progress has been made in understanding the genetic architecture of
phenotypes involved in a variety of evolutionary processes. Behavioral genetics remains …
phenotypes involved in a variety of evolutionary processes. Behavioral genetics remains …
Learning predictably changing spatial patterns across days in a food-caching bird
Highlights•Chickadees in the wild showed rule-based learning on a serial reversal
task.•Birds showed environment-based differences in learning a serial reversal task.•Birds …
task.•Birds showed environment-based differences in learning a serial reversal task.•Birds …
Natural variation in developmental condition has limited effect on spatial cognition in a wild food-caching bird
BR Sonnenberg, VK Heinen… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Laboratory studies show that increased physiological burden during development results in
cognitive impairment. In the wild, animals experience a wide range of developmental …
cognitive impairment. In the wild, animals experience a wide range of developmental …
No evidence of reproductive senescence within the natural lifespan in resident mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli)
Reproductive aging in vertebrates is commonly characterized by an increase in reproductive
performance early in life and a decline in reproductive performance late in life (ie …
performance early in life and a decline in reproductive performance late in life (ie …
Foraging location preferences reflect memory interference associated with spatial learning tasks in a food-caching bird
Highlights•We measured foraging behaviour of wild birds after completing two learning
tasks.•Visits to previously rewarding locations varied with cognitive performance.• …
tasks.•Visits to previously rewarding locations varied with cognitive performance.• …