Mirror-mark tests performed on jackdaws reveal potential methodological problems in the use of stick...
Mirror-mark tests performed on jackdaws reveal potential methodological problems in the use of stickers in avian mark-test studies
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Some animals are capable of recognizing themselves in a mirror, which is considered to be demonstrated by passing the mark test. Mirror self-recognition capacity has been found in just a few mammals having very large brains and only in one bird, the magpie (Pica pica). The results obtained in magpies have enormous biological and cognitive implicati...
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Mirror-mark tests performed on jackdaws reveal potential methodological problems in the use of stickers in avian mark-test studies
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1492014069
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1492014069
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0086193
