Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) selected for high social motivation rely on conspecifics for buffering but not learning in sociocognitive tasks
Jeanne Seressia, Alexia Morel, Fabien Cornilleau, Julie Lemarchand, Léa Lansade, Christian Nawroth, Ludovic Calandreau, Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira
This study compares social cognition in two lines of Japanese quail selected for high and low social motivation, finding context-dependent effects on sociocognitive tasks.
PLoS ONE · May 28, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition