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This research explores how birds, specifically zebra finches, learn to build nests by examining the neural mechanisms involved. The study aims to understand the cognitive processes behind nest construction and the influence of experience on building behavior.
How do birds know what kind of a nest to build?
Building requires physical skills such as choice and manipulation of nest material, but the role of cognition in this apparently complex behaviour is unknown: invertebrates such as wasps can build nests by following simple rules whereas nest building by primates requires learning.
Bird brains are functionally similar to those of mammals, and birds have other impressive cognitive abilities including spatial and episodic-like memory as well as tool m…
THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
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