Responses to novelty in wild insular birds: comparing breeding populations in ecologically contrasting habitats

• Published in: Animal Cognition
• Main Authors: Danel, Samara, Rebout, Nancy, Bureau, Léna, Zidat, Timothee, Biro, Dora, Bonadonna, Francesco
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2024
• Subjects: Antarctic; Chionis; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Verte; Antarc*; Crozet Islands
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/167625/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-024-01838-w; https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/167625/1/10071_2024_Article_1838.pdf

Islands have always provided ideal natural laboratories for assessing ecological parameters influencing behaviour. One hypothesis that lends itself well to testing in island habitats suggests that animals frequenting highly variable environments should be motivated to approach and interact with (i.e...