Begging blue tit nestlings discriminate between the odour of familiar and unfamiliar peers
Monday, May 15, 2017 - 06:32
in Psychology & Sociology
Nestling blue tits can discriminate between the smell of other nestlings and adapt their begging behaviour accordingly. This is the outcome of the latest study by Dr. Barbara Caspers and Dr. Peter Korsten from Bielefeld University to be published today on the 12th of May in the journal Functional Ecology. The behavioural biologist Caspers is currently studying odour discrimination in various animals.