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Collective learning in route navigation
In a recent paper,(1) we examined how experience of repeatedly flying with a specific partner influences pigeons’ subsequent navigational decision-making in larger flocks. We found that pairs develop into a “behavioral unit” through their shared experience of joint flights, acquiring a single idiosy...
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Landes Bioscience
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3913685/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24505504 http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.26521 |
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description | In a recent paper,(1) we examined how experience of repeatedly flying with a specific partner influences pigeons’ subsequent navigational decision-making in larger flocks. We found that pairs develop into a “behavioral unit” through their shared experience of joint flights, acquiring a single idiosyncratic route during training, and then forming spatially distinct subgroups when flying with other pairs. Further, differences between the route preferences of different pairs appear to be reconciled through the same mechanisms as those that apply to individuals. Here we examine in more detail the development of route preferences in pairs, as an example of “collective learning.” We find that pairs acquire routes more quickly, but with less precision, than individuals. We use these results to hypothesize on the advantages and limitations of solving problems collectively. |
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spelling | pubmed-39136852014-02-06 Collective learning in route navigation Flack, Andrea Biro, Dora Commun Integr Biol Short Communication In a recent paper,(1) we examined how experience of repeatedly flying with a specific partner influences pigeons’ subsequent navigational decision-making in larger flocks. We found that pairs develop into a “behavioral unit” through their shared experience of joint flights, acquiring a single idiosyncratic route during training, and then forming spatially distinct subgroups when flying with other pairs. Further, differences between the route preferences of different pairs appear to be reconciled through the same mechanisms as those that apply to individuals. Here we examine in more detail the development of route preferences in pairs, as an example of “collective learning.” We find that pairs acquire routes more quickly, but with less precision, than individuals. We use these results to hypothesize on the advantages and limitations of solving problems collectively. Landes Bioscience 2013-11-01 2013-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3913685/ /pubmed/24505504 http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.26521 Text en Copyright © 2013 Landes Bioscience http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open-access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. The article may be redistributed, reproduced, and reused for non-commercial purposes, provided the original source is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Short Communication Flack, Andrea Biro, Dora Collective learning in route navigation |
title | Collective learning in route navigation |
title_full | Collective learning in route navigation |
title_fullStr | Collective learning in route navigation |
title_full_unstemmed | Collective learning in route navigation |
title_short | Collective learning in route navigation |
title_sort | collective learning in route navigation |
topic | Short Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3913685/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24505504 http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.26521 |
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