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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
neuroscience
Evidence for social learning in wild lemurs (Lemur catta)
Learning and Behavior, Volume 38, No. 3, Year 2010
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Description
Interest in social learning has been fueled by claims of culture in wild animals. These remain controversial because alternative explanations to social learning, such as asocial learning or ecological differences, remain difficult to refute. Compared with laboratory-based research, the study of social learning in natural contexts is in its infancy. Here, for the first time, we apply two new statistical methods, option-bias analysis and network-based diffusion analysis, to data from the wild, complemented by standard inferential statistics. Contrary to common thought regarding the cognitive abilities of prosimian primates, our evidence is consistent with social learning within subgroups in the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), supporting the theory of directed social learning (Coussi-Korbel & Fragaszy, 1995). We also caution that, as the toolbox for capturing social learning in natural contexts grows, care is required in ensuring that the methods employed are appropriate-in particular, regarding social dynamics among study subjects. Supplemental materials for this article may be downloaded from http://lb.psychonomic- journals.org/content/supplemental. © 2010 Psychonomic Society, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kendal, Rachel L.
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Custance, Deborah M.
United Kingdom, London
Goldsmiths, University of London
Kendal, Jeremy R.
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Vale, Gillian
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Stoinski, Tara S.
United States, Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta
Rakotomalala, Nirina Lalaina
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Rasamimanana, Hantanirina M.
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Statistics
Citations: 107
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3758/LB.38.3.220
ISSN:
15434494
e-ISSN:
15434508
Study Approach
Quantitative