Social induction of malleability in ducklings: sensory basis and psychological mechanism

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An experiment exploring the social induction of malleability in ducklings was conducted. The sensory features of the situation essential for malleability is tactile sensations or contact. Sight is not necssary. Tactile contact overrides auditory stimuli. Social rearing produced atypical behavior in ducklings. Tactile deprivation provides a high degree of arousal such that malleability becomes nonexistent. A low degree of arousal is necessary of malleability.

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Cooperation and conflict in ant foundress associations: insights from geographical variation

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Research is presented concerning the influence of sociality on competition and cooperation in the desert seed-harvester ant Messor pergandei. The alteration of individual behavior with geographical variation is discussed.

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Capuchins do cooperate: the advantage of an intuitive task

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Capuchins have been found to cooperate when assigned a specific task, though the extent to which they do so may be affected by the type of task.

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