Lukas VF Novak on Nostr: The surprising key to #magpie intelligence: it’s not genetic ...
The surprising key to #magpie intelligence: it’s not genetic https://theconversation.com/the-surprising-key-to-magpie-intelligence-its-not-genetic-225654
Heritability of cognitive performance in wild Western Australian #magpies: Elizabeth Speechley et al. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231399
"the key factor influencing how quickly the fledglings learned to pick the correct colour was the size of their social group. #Birds raised in larger groups solved the test significantly faster than those growing up in smaller social groups."
Heritability of cognitive performance in wild Western Australian #magpies: Elizabeth Speechley et al. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231399
"the key factor influencing how quickly the fledglings learned to pick the correct colour was the size of their social group. #Birds raised in larger groups solved the test significantly faster than those growing up in smaller social groups."