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dc.contributor.authorNakagawa, Shinichi
dc.contributor.authorWaas, Joseph R.
dc.coverage.spatialEnglanden_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-15T04:45:19Z
dc.date.available2008-08-15T04:45:19Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.citationNakagawa, S., & Waas, J. R. (2004). ‘O sibling, where art thou?’ – a review of avian sibling recognition with respect to the mammalian literature. Biological Reviews, 79(01), 101-119.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1464-7931
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/946
dc.description.abstractAvian literature on sibling recognition is rare compared to that developed by mammalian researchers. We compare avian and mammalian research on sibling recognition to identify why avian work is rare, how approaches differ and what avian and mammalian researchers can learn from each other. Three factors: (1) biological differences between birds and mammals, (2) conceptual biases and (3) practical constraints, appear to influence our current understanding. Avian research focuses on colonial species because sibling recognition is considered adaptive where ‘mixing potential’ of dependent young is high; research on a wider range of species, breeding systems and ecological conditions is now needed. Studies of acoustic recognition cues dominate avian literature; other types of cues (e.g. visual, olfactory) deserve further attention. The effect of gender on avian sibling recognition has yet to be investigated; mammalian work shows that gender can have important influences. Most importantly, many researchers assume that birds recognise siblings through ‘direct familiarisation’ (commonly known as associative learning or familiarity); future experiments should also incorporate tests for ‘indirect familiarisation’ (commonly known as phenotype matching). If direct familiarisation proves crucial, avian research should investigate how periods of separation influence sibling discrimination. Mammalian researchers typically interpret sibling recognition in broad functional terms (nepotism, optimal outbreeding); some avian researchers more successfully identify specific and testable adaptive explanations, with greater relevance to natural contexts. We end by reporting exciting discoveries from recent studies of avian sibling recognition that inspire further interest in this topic.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BREen_US
dc.rightsThis article is published in the journal, Biological Reviews. Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 2004.en_US
dc.subjectsibling recognitionen_US
dc.subjectbirdsen_US
dc.subjectmammalsen_US
dc.subjectkin recognitionen_US
dc.subjectkin discriminationen_US
dc.subjectindividual recognitionen_US
dc.subjectdirect familiarisationen_US
dc.subjectindirect familiarisationen_US
dc.title‘O sibling, where art thou?’ – a review of avian sibling recognition with respect to the mammalian literatureen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1464793103006249en_US
dc.relation.isPartOfBiological Reviewsen_NZ
pubs.begin-page101en_NZ
pubs.elements-id29689
pubs.end-page119en_NZ
pubs.issue1en_NZ
pubs.volume79en_NZ


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