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SUMMARY:&quot\;The effects of developmental stress on avian social learnin
 g and exploration&quot\; - Dr Neeltje Boogert\, Department of Zoology\, Un
 iversity of Cambridge
DTSTART:20140604T113000Z
DTEND:20140604T123000Z
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CONTACT:Diane Pearce
DESCRIPTION:The traditional view of prolonged exposure to “stress” dur
 ing development is one of maladaptive constraint. In contrast\, the “dev
 elopmental matching hypothesis” suggests that developmental stress is no
 t necessarily a bad thing. Instead\, negative effects of developmental str
 ess might occur due to a mismatch between environmental conditions at diff
 erent life stages. To test this hypothesis\, we exposed Japanese quail to 
 stressors during different developmental stages and presented them with no
 vel stressful situations in adulthood. In this seminar\, I will present ou
 r findings showing that developmental stress facilitated both exploration 
 and social learning in novel surroundings. These results suggest that deve
 lopmental stress may lead to adaptive behaviours under certain circumstanc
 es.
LOCATION:Library\, Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour\, Madingley
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