Foraging nine-spined sticklebacks prefer to rely on public information over simpler social cues

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Nine-spined sticklebacks deploy a hill-climbing social learning strategy (2009, methodology): “…nine-spined sticklebacks will choose the demonstrated rich foraging patch even if more demonstrators are feeding at the demonstrated poor patch (Coolen et al. 2005), establishing that these fish are genuinely able to judge the profitability of patches through observation and are not relying on…”
Boldness is influenced by social context in threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (2007, methodology): “The amount of time that the focal fish spent within the 2 cm association zone in front of the high or low quality prey patch group was recorded and used as an indicator of its use of public information (Coolen et al., 2003, 2005; van Bergen et al., 2004; Webster & Hart, 2006a).”
From eavesdropping on performance to copying the behavior of others: a review of public information use (2007, unknown): “Coolen et al. (2005) examined how ninespined sticklebacks responded to demonstrator groups that differed both in size and the PI provided (foraging success of demonstrators).”