Male satin bowerbird problem-solving ability predicts mating success

By Jason Keagy, Jean-François Savard, G. Borgia. 2009

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics

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Complex relationship between multiple measures of cognitive ability and male mating success in satin bowerbirds, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (2011, methodology): “Detailed validation of these methods is described elsewhere (Keagy et al. 2009).”
Song repertoire size in male song sparrows correlates with detour reaching, but not with other cognitive measures (2011, background): “On the other hand, Keagy et al. (2009) presented male satin bowerbirds, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, with two novel problem-solving tasks, and found a correlation in performance close to zero.”
Performance in cognitive and problem-solving tasks in male spotted bowerbirds does not correlate with mating success (2013, unknown): “A similar proportion of males solved the aversive object tasks as had been found in satin bowerbirds (Keagy et al. 2009).”
Wild psychometrics: evidence for ‘general’ cognitive performance in wild New Zealand robins, Petroica longipes (2015, methodology): “Published by Els approach, animals are presented with a single task, such as pulling a lever to release a food reward (Cole et al., 2012), removing an obstruction from their nestbox entrance (Cauchard et al., 2013), or removing undesirable objects from a display bower (Keagy et al., 2009, 2011).”
Individual variation in spontaneous problem-solving performance among wild great tits (2011, background): “…ecological importance because they fundamentally influence how individuals acquire and manage resources, avoid predation, invade new habitats, and maintain social relationships (Cheney et al. 1986; Curio 1988; Pravosudov & Clayton 2002; Sol et al. 2002; Turner et al. 2006; Keagy et al. 2009).”
Problem-solving performance is correlated with reproductive success in a wild bird population (2013, methodology): “…2004), Falconidae (Biondi et al. 2008), Corvidae (Bluff et al. 2010) and Paridae (Cole et al. 2011), both in captivity (Boogert et al. 2008b; Overington et al. 2011a) and in the field (Gajdon et al. 2006; Keagy et al. 2009; Morand-Ferron et al. Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect”
Personality and parasites: sex-dependent associations between avian malaria infection and multiple behavioural traits (2011, background): “Problem-solving performance (Keagy et al. 2009), exploration behaviour (Dingemanse et al.”