Behavioral Ecology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35(2)
Published: Jan. 17, 2024
Cultural
evolution
facilitates
behavioral
adaptation
in
many
species.
The
pace
of
cultural
can
be
accelerated
by
population
turnover,
where
newcomers
(immigrants
or
juvenile
recruits)
introduce
adaptive
traits
into
their
new
group.
However,
are
naïve
to
the
challenges
group,
turnover
could
potentially
slow
rate
evolution.
Here,
we
model
with
and
show
that
even
if
results
replacement
experienced
individuals
ones,
still
accelerate
(1)
social
learning
is
more
than
twice
as
fast
(b)
likely
learn
socially
behaviorally
conservative
existing
group
members.
Although
a
relatively
simple
factor,
it
common
all
animal
societies,
variation
may
play
an
important
role
explaining
occurrence
rates
across
PLoS Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(11), P. e3002699 - e3002699
Published: Nov. 14, 2024
Longstanding
theory
predicts
that
strategic
flexibility
in
when
and
how
to
use
social
information
can
help
individuals
make
adaptive
decisions,
especially
environments
are
temporally
or
spatially
variable.
A
short-term
increase
reliance
on
under
these
conditions
has
been
experimentally
shown
primates,
including
humans,
but
whether
this
occurs
other
taxa
is
unknown.
We
asked
migration
between
variable
affected
with
a
large-scale
cultural
diffusion
experiment
wild
great
tits
(
Parus
major
)
captivity,
small
passerine
bird
socially
learn
novel
behaviors.
simulated
an
immigration
event
where
knowledgeable
birds
were
exchanged
groups
opposing
preferences
for
learned
foraging
puzzle,
living
similar
different
environments.
found
evidence
both
immigrants
residents
influenced
by
attended
the
rewards
others
received.
Our
analysis
supported
of
payoff-biased
learning
resources
habitat
features
In
contrast,
relied
more-so
individual
payoffs
environment
unchanged.
summary,
our
results
suggest
assess
receive
more
observed
differences
environmental
cues
differ
their
new
environment.
provide
experimental
support
hypothesis
spatial
variability
strong
driver
evolution
strategies.
Journal of Animal Ecology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
92(8), P. 1509 - 1519
Published: June 8, 2022
Advances
in
biologging
technologies
have
significantly
improved
our
ability
to
track
individual
animals'
behaviour
their
natural
environment.
Beyond
observations,
automation
of
data
collection
has
revolutionized
cognitive
experiments
the
wild.
For
example,
radio-frequency
identification
(RFID)
antennae
embedded
'puzzle
box'
devices
allowed
for
large-scale
where
individuals
tagged
with
passive
integrated
transponder
(PIT)
tags
interact
puzzle
boxes
gain
a
food
reward,
logging
both
identity
and
solving
action
visitors.
Here,
we
extended
scope
wild
by
developing
fully
automated
selective
two-option
foraging
device
specifically
control
which
actions
lead
reward
remain
unrewarded.
Selective
were
based
on
sliding-door
puzzle,
built
using
commercially
available
low-cost
electronics.
We
tested
it
two
free-ranging
PIT-tagged
subpopulations
great
tits
Parus
major
as
proof
concept.
conducted
diffusion
experiment
birds
learned
from
trained
demonstrators
get
sliding
door
either
left
or
right.
then
restricted
access
knowledgeable
less
preferred
side
calculated
latency
until
produced
solutions
measure
behavioural
flexibility.
A
total
22
23
at
least
one
solution
after
being
restricted,
higher-frequency
solvers
faster
doing
so.
In
addition,
18
reached
rate
prior
restriction
side,
stronger
preference
taking
longer
do
therefore
introduce
successfully
test
new
box,
providing
detailed
instructions
freely
software
that
allows
reproducibility.
It
extends
functionality
existing
systems
allowing
fine-scale
manipulations
individuals'
opens
large
range
possibilities
study
processes
animal
populations.
Collective
intelligence,
broadly
conceived,
refers
to
the
adaptive
behavior
achieved
by
groups
through
interactions
of
their
members,
often
involving
phenomena
such
as
consensus
building,
cooperation,
and
competition.
The
standard
view
collective
intelligence
is
that
it
a
distinct
phenomenon
from
supposed
individual
intelligence.
In
this
position
piece,
we
argue
more
parsimonious
stance
consider
all
intelligent
being
driven
similar
abstract
principles
dynamics.
To
illustrate
point,
highlight
how
are
at
work
in
non-human
animals,
multicellular
organisms,
brains,
small
humans,
cultures,
even
evolution
itself.
If
these
systems
best
understood
emergent
result
interactions,
ask
what
left
be
called
“individual
intelligence”?
We
believe
viewing
offers
greater
explanatory
power
generality,
may
promote
fruitful
cross-disciplinary
exchange
study
behavior.
Behavioral Ecology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35(2)
Published: Jan. 17, 2024
Cultural
evolution
facilitates
behavioral
adaptation
in
many
species.
The
pace
of
cultural
can
be
accelerated
by
population
turnover,
where
newcomers
(immigrants
or
juvenile
recruits)
introduce
adaptive
traits
into
their
new
group.
However,
are
naïve
to
the
challenges
group,
turnover
could
potentially
slow
rate
evolution.
Here,
we
model
with
and
show
that
even
if
results
replacement
experienced
individuals
ones,
still
accelerate
(1)
social
learning
is
more
than
twice
as
fast
(b)
likely
learn
socially
behaviorally
conservative
existing
group
members.
Although
a
relatively
simple
factor,
it
common
all
animal
societies,
variation
may
play
an
important
role
explaining
occurrence
rates
across
