Sökning: "Paridae"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Paridae.

1. 1. Food hoarding: Memory and social conditions - an evolutionary approach

   Författare :Ken Lundborg; Biologiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Djurekologi; Animal ecology; Corvidae; Paridae; dominance rank; memory; food hoarding; foraging; hippocampus; birds; behavioural ecology;

   Sammanfattning : Food hoarding is a widespread behavior among a large number of animals, and it exists in several different varieties, all of them used by the animals as a method of having a steady supply of food during periods of low food abundance such as the winter. This thesis concentrates mainly on two aspects of scatter food hoarding behavior, using small birds as study and model animals. LÄS MER

3. 2. Comparative studies of cognitive abilities in the Paridae : Evidence from laboratory studies

   Författare :Utku Urhan; Evolutionär ekologi; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Comparative cognition; Spatial memory; Food hoarding; Observational spatial memory; motor self-regulation; Cognitive sex differences; foraging strategies;

   Sammanfattning : The Paridae (tits, titmice and chickadees) is a bird family consisting of both food hoarding and non-hoarding species. Many studies have been conducted on birds that are considered to be cognitively advanced, such as parrots and corvids, whereas much less is known about these small passerines. LÄS MER