HISTORICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL LEARNED PREDATOR RECOGNITION IN FREE-LIVING NEW-ZEALAND ROBINS

被引：122
作者：
MALONEY, RF [1 ]
MCLEAN, IG [1 ]
机构：
[1] UNIV CANTERBURY,DEPT ZOOL,CHRISTCHURCH 1,NEW ZEALAND
来源：
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR | 1995年 / 50卷
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D O I：
10.1016/0003-3472(95)80036-0
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
New Zealand birds first encountered mammalian predators in the 18th century and thus do not carry an evolved set of response options for mammals. The responses of experienced and naive New Zealand robins, Petroica australis, to an introduced mammal (the stoat, Mustela erminea) were compared. Experienced (mainland) robins responded strongly to the stoat, whereas their response to the control (a box) was weak, and similar to the response of naive (island) robins to both the stoat and the control. Naive robins learned to recognize the stoat after one-event learning. The training was robust, being achieved using three training protocols. Robins on the mainland have apparently learned to recognize predators, and it is suggested that learned recognition abilities have enabled their survival. Predator training may be a valuable addition to many reintroduction programmes for endangered species. (C) 1995 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
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页数：9
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