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SUMMARY:Behavioural flexibility and problem solving in an invasive bird - 
 Dr Corina Logan\, Department of Zoology
DTSTART:20160520T173000Z
DTEND:20160520T181500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Antonio M. M. Rodrigues
DESCRIPTION:Behavioral flexibility is considered an important trait for ad
 apting to environmental change\, but it is unclear what it is\, how it wor
 ks\, and whether it is a problem solving ability. I investigated behaviora
 l flexibility and problem solving experimentally in great-tailed grackles\
 , an invasive bird species and thus a likely candidate for possessing beha
 vioral flexibility. Grackles demonstrated behavioral flexibility in two co
 ntexts. Contrary to predictions\, behavioral flexibility did not correlate
  across contexts. Grackles exhibited efficient problem solving abilities\,
  but problem solving efficiency did not appear to be directly linked with 
 behavioral flexibility. Problem solving speed also did not significantly c
 orrelate with reversal learning scores\, indicating that faster learners w
 ere not the most flexible. These results reveal how little we know about b
 ehavioral flexibility\, and provide an immense opportunity for future rese
 arch to explore how individuals and species can use behavior to react to c
 hanging environments.
LOCATION:Wolfson College\, Gatsby Room
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