Lateralization in monogamous pairs: wild geese prefer to keep their partner in the left hemifield except when disturbed.

ABSTRACT: Behavioural lateralization, which reflects the functional specializations of the two brain hemispheres, is assumed to play an important role in cooperative intraspecific interactions. However, there are few studies focused on the lateralization in cooperative behaviours of individuals, especially in a natural setting. In the present study, we investigated lateralized spatial interactions between the partners in life-long monogamous pairs. The male-female pairs of two geese species (barnacle, Branta leucopsis, and white-fronted, Anser albifrons geese), were observed during different stages of the annual cycle in a variety of conditions. In geese flocks, we recorded which visual hemifield (left/right) the following partner used to monitor the leading partner relevant to the typ

SUBMITTER: Zaynagutdinova E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8489114 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature