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Mirror-Mark Tests Performed on Jackdaws Reveal Potential Methodological Problems in the Use of Stickers in Avian Mark-Test Studies

Some animals are capable of recognizing themselves in a mirror, which is considered to be demonstrated by passing the mark test. Mirror self-recognition capacity has been found in just a few mammals having very large brains and only in one bird, the magpie (Pica pica). The results obtained in magpie...

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Autores principales: Soler, Manuel, Pérez-Contreras, Tomás, Peralta-Sánchez, Juan Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3903501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24475085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086193