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- Title
Development, direction, and damage limitation: Social learning in domestic fowl.
- Authors
Nicol, Christine J.
- Abstract
This review highlights two areas of particular interest in the study of social learning in fowl. First, the role of social learning in the development of feeding and foraging behavior in young chicks and older birds is described. The role of the hen as a demonstrator and possible teacher is considered, and the subsequent social influence of brood mates and other companions on food avoidance and food preference learning is discussed. Second, the way in which work on domestic fowl has contributed to an understanding of the importance of directed social learning is examined. The well-characterized hierarchical social organization of small chicken flocks has been used to design studies which demonstrate that the probability of social transmission is strongly influenced by social relationships between birds. The practical implications of understanding the role of social learning in the spread of injurious behaviors in this economically important species are briefly considered.
- Subjects
CHICKENS; LEARNING in animals; IMITATIVE behavior; SOCIAL learning; ANIMAL psychology
- Publication
Learning & Behavior, 2004, Vol 32, Issue 1, p72
- ISSN
1543-4494
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3758/BF03196008