{"title":"Same as it ever was: Bird nest (a)symmetry?","authors":"Andrés Camacho-Alpízar, Lauren M Guillette","doi":"10.3758/s13420-022-00550-4","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A recent publication analyzing data collected by citizen scientists on the rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) revealed consistent among-individual variation in nest asymmetry (left vs. right entrance). We summarize this result and discuss: (1) nest building as a useful model system to study different questions, and, (2) what the repeatability found in the featured paper could reveal regarding nest-building decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":49914,"journal":{"name":"Learning & Behavior","volume":"51 2","pages":"123-124"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Learning & Behavior","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-022-00550-4","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A recent publication analyzing data collected by citizen scientists on the rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) revealed consistent among-individual variation in nest asymmetry (left vs. right entrance). We summarize this result and discuss: (1) nest building as a useful model system to study different questions, and, (2) what the repeatability found in the featured paper could reveal regarding nest-building decisions.
期刊介绍:
Learning & Behavior publishes experimental and theoretical contributions and critical reviews concerning fundamental processes of learning and behavior in nonhuman and human animals. Topics covered include sensation, perception, conditioning, learning, attention, memory, motivation, emotion, development, social behavior, and comparative investigations.