Social learning: public information in insects.
Although it has received less coverage than in vertebrates, the study of insect social learning has a rich history with spectacular examples of how individuals extract knowledge from other animals. Several new studies on crickets and social bees have now shown how insects can adjust their behaviour adaptively by making use of cues generated inadvertently by other individuals.
Chittka
Lars
L
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Leadbeater
Ellouise
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D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D003463:Cues; D004924:Escape Reaction / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D006135:Gryllidae / Q000502:physiology*; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D012931:Social Environment; D013045:Species Specificity