Being social: Learning from the behavior of birds

Date:

September 17, 2014

Source:

National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)

Summary:

Science has learned a great deal about complex social behavior by studying nonhuman mammals and primates, but parrots might have something to teach too. A new study -- the first to quantify the social lives of parrots using social network analysis -- provides intriguing new insights into parrot sociality revealing a sophisticated social structure with layers of relationships and complex interactions.

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