Caspers, Barbara ; Hagelin, Julie C.; Paul, Madeleine; Bock, Sandra; Willeke, Sandra; Krause, E. Tobias: Zebra Finch chicks recognise parental scent, and retain chemosensory knowledge of their genetic mother, even after egg cross-fostering. In: Scientific Reports. Jg.7 H. 1. 2017
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- Experiment 1: Scent of genetic parent vs. unfamiliar adult.
- Figure 1 Day-old Zebra Finch chick in its nest, showing stereotypical begging behaviour.
- Figure 2 Begging duration (s) of newly hatched chicks in response to two pairs of odour stimuli.
- Table 1 Results of LME (Linear Mixed Models) analysis of Zebra Finch begging duration for chicks exposed to natural conditions at a natal nest (Experiment 1) and eggs cross-fostered into nests of non-relatives (Experiment 2).
- Discussion
- Methods
- Material and Methods.
- Study organism and breeding conditions.
- Chick testing protocol.
- Collection of odour stimuli.
- Experiment 1: Scent of genetic parent vs. unfamiliar adult.
- Experiment 2: Scent of genetic parent vs. foster parent.
- Paternity analysis of blood to determine chick identity.
- Ethical Note.
- Data analysis.
- Data availability statement.
- Acknowledgements