Social learning and culture in birds: emerging patterns and relevance to conservation DOI Creative Commons
Lucy M. Aplin, Ross Crates, Andrea Flack

et al.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 380(1925)

Published: May 1, 2025

There is now abundant evidence for a role of social learning and culture in shaping behaviour range avian species across multiple contexts, from migration routes geese foraging crows, to passerine song. Recent emerging has further linked fitness outcomes some birds, highlighting its potential importance conservation. Here, we first summarize the state knowledge on focusing best-studied contexts migration, foraging, predation We identify extensive gaps taxa but argue that existing suggests that: (i) are taxonomically clustered (ii) reliance one behavioural domain does not predict others. Together, use this build predictive framework aid conservationists species-specific decision-making under imperfect knowledge. Second, review link between conservation birds. understanding which behaviours birds likely learn socially can help refine strategies, improving trajectories threatened populations. Last, present practical steps how consideration be integrated into actions including reintroductions, translocations captive breeding programmes.This article part theme issue 'Animal culture: changing world'.

Language: Английский

Animal culture: conservation in a changing world DOI Creative Commons
Philippa Brakes, Lucy M. Aplin, Emma L. Carroll

et al.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 380(1925)

Published: May 1, 2025

Social learning and animal culture can influence conservation outcomes in significant ways. Culture is a dynamic phenomenon; socially learned behaviours be transmitted within and/or between generations among populations, which facilitate resilience, or other circumstances generate vulnerability. driver of evolutionary diversification, population structure demography, shaping sociality influencing underlying biological processes such as reproduction survival, affecting fitness. This theme issue synthesizes the current state knowledge on cultural variation major vertebrate taxa, offering practical insights how social interface directly with interventions. It ranges over topics that include translocations, human-wildlife interactions adaptation to anthropogenic change. complex; integrating into challenging. No one-size-fits-all policy recommended. Instead, we aim balance understanding diversity implementations this nascent field, exploring supporting developing pathways towards efficiencies. Key themes emerge conserving capacity, benefits data sharing, along intrinsic value cultures role Indigenous Peoples local communities.This article part 'Animal culture: changing world'.

Language: Английский

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Social learning and culture in birds: emerging patterns and relevance to conservation DOI Creative Commons
Lucy M. Aplin, Ross Crates, Andrea Flack

et al.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 380(1925)

Published: May 1, 2025

There is now abundant evidence for a role of social learning and culture in shaping behaviour range avian species across multiple contexts, from migration routes geese foraging crows, to passerine song. Recent emerging has further linked fitness outcomes some birds, highlighting its potential importance conservation. Here, we first summarize the state knowledge on focusing best-studied contexts migration, foraging, predation We identify extensive gaps taxa but argue that existing suggests that: (i) are taxonomically clustered (ii) reliance one behavioural domain does not predict others. Together, use this build predictive framework aid conservationists species-specific decision-making under imperfect knowledge. Second, review link between conservation birds. understanding which behaviours birds likely learn socially can help refine strategies, improving trajectories threatened populations. Last, present practical steps how consideration be integrated into actions including reintroductions, translocations captive breeding programmes.This article part theme issue 'Animal culture: changing world'.

Language: Английский

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