Flexibility in problem solving and tool use of kea and New Caledonian crows in a multi access box paradigm.

Parrots and corvids show outstanding innovative and flexible behaviour. In particular, kea and New Caledonian crows are often singled out as being exceptionally sophisticated in physical cognition, so that comparing them in this respect is particularly interesting. However, comparing cognitive mecha...

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Main Authors: Alice M I Auersperg, Auguste M P von Bayern, Gyula K Gajdon, Ludwig Huber, Alex Kacelnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3110758?pdf=render