Pigeons on Par with Primates in Numerical Competence

Pigeons on Par with Primates in Numerical Competence

Although many animals are able to discriminate stimuli differing in numerosity, only primates are thought to share our ability to employ abstract numerical rules. Here, we show that this ability is present in pigeons and that their performance is indistinguishable from that displayed by monkeys.

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2011-12, Vol.334 (6063), p.1664-1664
Hauptverfasser: Scarf, Damian, Hayne, Harlene, Colombo, Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Biological Evolution
Birds
BREVIA
Cognition
Cognition. Intelligence
Columbidae
Discrimination (Psychology)
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Intellectual and cognitive abilities
Macaca mulatta
Mathematical Concepts
Monkeys & apes
Primates
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reaction Time
Terraces
Training
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Zusammenfassung:Although many animals are able to discriminate stimuli differing in numerosity, only primates are thought to share our ability to employ abstract numerical rules. Here, we show that this ability is present in pigeons and that their performance is indistinguishable from that displayed by monkeys.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1213357