Precise relative-quantity judgement in the striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius Pallas

Резникова, Ж. И.; Panteleeva, S. N.; Vorobyeva, Nataliya S.

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“…Until recently, all experimental paradigms for investigating numerical processing in animals are restricted by studying subjects at the individual level (reviews in [ 23 , 126 ]). Reznikova and Ryabko [ 23 , 116 ] suggested an experimental scheme for studying numerical competence in ants based on their communications, which is still the first to exploit the natural communicative systems of animals [ 31 , 107 , 129 ]. In this respect we encounter a methodological paradox.…”

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Information Theory Opens New Dimensions in Experimental Studies of Animal Behaviour and Communication

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2023

Animals

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Over the last 40–50 years, ethology has become increasingly quantitative and computational. However, when analysing animal behavioural sequences, researchers often need help finding an adequate model to assess certain characteristics of these sequences while using a relatively small number of parameters. In this review, I demonstrate that the information theory approaches based on Shannon entropy and Kolmogorov complexity can furnish effective tools to analyse and compare animal natural behaviours. In addition to a comparative analysis of stereotypic behavioural sequences, information theory can provide ideas for particular experiments on sophisticated animal communications. In particular, it has made it possible to discover the existence of a developed symbolic “language” in leader-scouting ant species based on the ability of these ants to transfer abstract information about remote events.

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Information Theory Opens New Dimensions in Experimental Studies of Animal Behaviour and Communication

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2023

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“…For instance, on the example of great tits, Nácarová et al (2018) argue that "fast" and "slow explorers" differ in their cognitive ability to evaluate the confusing sparrow hawkpigeon chimeras. Reznikova et al (2019) revealed significant individual variability in the ability of striped field mice to distinguish between different quantities of visual geometric stimuli. They found striking consistent individual variation in cognitive performance among wild rodents.…”

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Ants’ Personality and Its Dependence on Foraging Styles: Research Perspectives

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2021

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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The paper is devoted to analyzing consistent individual differences in behavior, also known as “personalities,” in the context of a vital ant task—the detection and transportation of food. I am trying to elucidate the extent to which collective cognition is individual-based and whether a single individual’s actions can suffice to direct the entire colony or colony units. The review analyzes personalities in various insects with different life cycles and provides new insights into the role of individuals in directing group actions in ants. Although it is widely accepted that, in eusocial insects, colony personality emerges from the workers’ personalities, there are only a few examples of investigations of personality at the individual level. The central question of the review is how the distribution of behavioral types and cognitive responsibilities within ant colonies depends on a species’ foraging style. In the context of how workers’ behavioral traits display during foraging, a crucial question is what makes an ant a scout that discovers a new food source and mobilizes its nestmates. In mass recruiting, tandem-running, and even in group-recruiting species displaying leadership, the division of labor between scouts and recruits appears to be ephemeral. There is only little, if any, evidence of ants’ careers and behavioral consistency as leaders. Personal traits characterize groups of individuals at the colony level but not performers of functional roles during foraging. The leader-scouting seems to be the only known system that is based on a consistent personal difference between scouting and foraging individuals.

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Flexibility and rigidity in hunting behaviour in rodents: is there room for cognition?

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Precise relative-quantity judgement in the striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius Pallas

Cited by 5 publications

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Information Theory Opens New Dimensions in Experimental Studies of Animal Behaviour and Communication

Information Theory Opens New Dimensions in Experimental Studies of Animal Behaviour and Communication

Ants’ Personality and Its Dependence on Foraging Styles: Research Perspectives

Flexibility and rigidity in hunting behaviour in rodents: is there room for cognition?

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