<< Spatial cognitive abilities allow individuals to remember the location of food patches, predator hide-outs, or shelters. Animals typically incorporate learnt spatial information or use external environmental cues to navigate their surroundings. A spectacular example of how some fishes move is through aerial jumping. >>️
<< what information such re-orientation behaviour during jumping is based on remains enigmatic. Here (AA) combine a lab and field experiment to test if guppies (Poecilia reticulata) incorporate learnt spatial information and external environmental cues (visual and auditory) to determine where to jump. >>
AA << show that in unfamiliar entrapments guppies direct their jumps by combining visual and auditory cues, while in familiar entrapments they use a cognitive map. (..) jumping behaviour is a goal-directed behaviour, guided by different sources of information and involving important spatial cognitive skills. >>️️
Hannah de Waele, Catarina Vila Pouca, et al. Jumping out of trouble: Evidence for a cognitive map in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/ 2022.03.30.486400. Mar 30, 2022.
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Keyword: behav, cognition, jumping behaviour, aerial jumping
