Sexy tools: Individual differences in drumming tool shape

Author(s)
Barbara Klump
Abstract

Heinsohn et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 290, 2023.1271, (2023) report that the choice of tool type (drumsticks or seed pods) and the shape of drumsticks manufactured by palm cockatoos differ among individuals. This variation does not seem to be culturally transmitted as no spatial correlation between proximity of display trees and tool shape was found.

Organisation(s)
Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology, Vienna Cognitive Science Hub
External organisation(s)
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Journal
Learning & Behavior
ISSN
1543-4494
Publication date
2023
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
106051 Behavioural biology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience
Portal url
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/sexy-tools-individual-differences-in-drumming-tool-shape(c49324ea-a6ef-40ff-bdcc-55fc72e9542b).html