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| Millot, Sandie; Nilsson, Jonatan; Fosseidengen, Jan Erik; Begout, Marie-laure; Ferno, Anders; Braithwaite, Victoria A.; Kristiansen, Tore S.. |
| This study describes how three individual fish, Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.), developed a novel behaviour and learnt to use a dorsally attached external tag to activate a self-feeder. This behaviour was repeated up to several hundred times, and over time these fish fine-tuned the behaviour and made a series of goal-directed coordinated movements needed to attach the feeder’s pull string to the tag and stretch the string until the feeder was activated. These observations demonstrate a capacity in cod to develop a novel behaviour utilizing an attached tag as a tool to achieve a goal. This may be seen as one of the very few observed examples of innovation and tool use in fish. |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Learning; Cognitive ability; Tool use; Atlantic cod; Food acquisition. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00171/28217/26513.pdf |
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