Animal cognition: rooks team up to solve a problem.

Full Abstract

A recent study has found that rooks team up to get food in a cooperative instrumental task, but they may have difficulties in understanding when cooperation is necessary and how it works.

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Author information

Author/s: Bugnyar, Thomas (T);

Affiliation: Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle, Austria. thomas.bugnyar(-atsign-)univie.ac.at <thomas.bugnyar(-atsign-)univie.ac.at>

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Current biology : CB (Curr Biol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jun; vol 18 (issue 12) : pp R530-2

Dates: Created 2008/06/26; Completed 2008/08/26;

PMID: 18579099, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Cognition - physiology
Comprehension

Comprehension
Cooperative Behavior
Crows - physiology
Problem Solving - physiology

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