A method for rapid testing of social learning in vampire bats

Designing experiments on social learning using an untested behaviour or species requires baseline knowledge of how the animals will perform. We conducted a pilot study of a procedure for rapidly testing social learning in the highly social common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) using a simple maze....

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Main Authors: Julia K. Vrtilek, Gerald G. Carter, Krista J. Patriquin, Rachel A. Page, John M. Ratcliffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2018-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.172483