How well do dingoes, Canis dingo, perform on the detour task?
The ‘detour task’ assesses spatial problem-solving abilities, requiring the subject to travel around a transparent barrier to obtain a reward. Recent studies have found that domestic dogs, Canis familiaris, generally perform poorly on this task, and fail to improve performance significantly after re...
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ftcquniportalfig:oai:figshare.com:article/13409093 2023-05-15T15:50:23+02:00 How well do dingoes, Canis dingo, perform on the detour task? Bradley Smith C Litchfield 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10018/1016514 unknown https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/How_well_do_dingoes_Canis_dingo_perform_on_the_detour_task_/13409093 http://hdl.handle.net/10018/1016514 QUniversity General 1.0 Behavioural Ecology Canis familiaris Canis Dingo domestication Text Journal contribution 2010 ftcquniportalfig 2022-08-05T12:29:09Z The ‘detour task’ assesses spatial problem-solving abilities, requiring the subject to travel around a transparent barrier to obtain a reward. Recent studies have found that domestic dogs, Canis familiaris, generally perform poorly on this task, and fail to improve performance significantly after repeated trials or generalize problem-solving strategies when conditions are reversed. In contrast, wolves, Canis lupus, have been shown to be more proficient at this task than their domestic counterparts. Wild canids, however, have yet to be tested on the V-shaped version of the detour task.We tested 20 sanctuary raised dingoes, Canis dingo, randomly allocated to one of four experimental conditions previously tested on dogs: inward detour (doors closed); outward detour (doors closed); inward detour (doors open); or inward detour (human demonstrator). Four trials were given for each condition, with the fifth trial reversed. Overall, dingoes completed the detour task successfully, with shorter latencies and fewer errors than dogs tested in previous studies. The results lend support to the idea that captive-raised wild canids are more adept at nonsocial problem solving than domestic dogs. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus CQUniversity: acquire Detour ENVELOPE(-63.913,-63.913,-65.021,-65.021) The Detour ENVELOPE(-134.704,-134.704,62.733,62.733) |
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The ‘detour task’ assesses spatial problem-solving abilities, requiring the subject to travel around a transparent barrier to obtain a reward. Recent studies have found that domestic dogs, Canis familiaris, generally perform poorly on this task, and fail to improve performance significantly after repeated trials or generalize problem-solving strategies when conditions are reversed. In contrast, wolves, Canis lupus, have been shown to be more proficient at this task than their domestic counterparts. Wild canids, however, have yet to be tested on the V-shaped version of the detour task.We tested 20 sanctuary raised dingoes, Canis dingo, randomly allocated to one of four experimental conditions previously tested on dogs: inward detour (doors closed); outward detour (doors closed); inward detour (doors open); or inward detour (human demonstrator). Four trials were given for each condition, with the fifth trial reversed. Overall, dingoes completed the detour task successfully, with shorter latencies and fewer errors than dogs tested in previous studies. The results lend support to the idea that captive-raised wild canids are more adept at nonsocial problem solving than domestic dogs. |
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ENVELOPE(-63.913,-63.913,-65.021,-65.021) ENVELOPE(-134.704,-134.704,62.733,62.733) |
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Canis lupus |
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