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SUBMITTER: Sasaki T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5399285 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20170418
Studies of collective intelligence in animal groups typically overlook potential improvement through learning. Although knowledge accumulation is recognized as a major advantage of group living within the framework of Cumulative Cultural Evolution (CCE), the interplay between CCE and collective intelligence has remained unexplored. Here, we use homing pigeons to investigate whether the repeated removal and replacement of individuals in experimental groups (a key method in testing for CCE) alters ...[more]