An Intraspecific Investigation of Spatial Cognition, Elevation and Sex in Birds

• Main Author: Hermer, Ethan
• Other Authors: Morand-Ferron, Julie
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2022
• Subjects: cognition; behavioural ecology; Parus; Mouette tridactyle; rissa tridactyla
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/43137; https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-27354

What drives variance in wild animals’ ability to acquire, process, store, and utilize information is the key question of cognitive ecology. The intraspecific approach is used to examine this question as it can measure the effects of the environment and sex, while directly measuring potential correla...