Brainpower boost for birds in large groups

Andrew Whiten

doi:10.1038/d41586-018-01487-3

Brainpower boost for birds in large groups

Andrew Whiten^*

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Abstract

Whether intelligence is selected for in species that have a complex social life is debated and hard to test. Cognitive performance and associated reproductive success are now linked to group size in wild magpies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	303-304
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	554
Issue number	7692
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-01487-3
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2018

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