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SUBMITTER: Logan CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4768697 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Logan Corina J CJ Harvey Brigit D BD Schlinger Barney A BA Rensel Michelle M
PeerJ 20160223
Western scrub-jays are known for their highly discriminatory and flexible behaviors in a caching (food storing) context. However, it is unknown whether their cognitive abilities are restricted to a caching context. To explore this question, we tested scrub-jays in a non-caching context using the Aesop's Fable paradigm, where a partially filled tube of water contains a floating food reward and objects must be inserted to displace the water and bring the food within reach. We tested four birds, bu ...[more]