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Introduction Introduction
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The Main Approaches for the Study of Animal Culture The Main Approaches for the Study of Animal Culture
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Insect Social Learning Insect Social Learning
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Social Learning in Foraging Social Learning in Foraging
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Social Learning about Danger Social Learning about Danger
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Social Learning in Egg-Laying Habitat Selection Social Learning in Egg-Laying Habitat Selection
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Social Learning in Mate Choice Social Learning in Mate Choice
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Evidence for Insect Culture Evidence for Insect Culture
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String-Pulling in Bumblebees String-Pulling in Bumblebees
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When Can We Talk of Animal Culture? When Can We Talk of Animal Culture?
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Cultural Transmission of Mating Preferences in the Fruit Fly Cultural Transmission of Mating Preferences in the Fruit Fly
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Conclusions Conclusions
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Vertebrate and Invertebrate Studies Are Complementary Vertebrate and Invertebrate Studies Are Complementary
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Challenges for the Future Challenges for the Future
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Culture in Insects
Get accessCentre de Recherche sur la Cognition Animale (CRCA), Centre de Biologie intégrative (CBI), CNRS/UPS UMR 5169, Université de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09, France
Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), CNRS UMR 5169, Université de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, France; Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale (CRCA), Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), CNRS UMR 5169, Université de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, France
Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Anial Ecology, Hoher Weg S, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Published:22 May 2024
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Abstract
Does culture exist in insects? The answer is probably yes. No insect studies document patterns of behavioural variation among wild populations (i.e. traditions), but some lab studies offer major insight on the mechanisms that can potentially generate traditions. Hence studies on insect culture nicely complement vertebrate studies that often document persistent patterns of behavioural variation among natural populations without necessarily exploring the underlying mechanisms of social learning. This chapter reviews the evidence for insect social learning and suggests that this cognitive capacity is probably widespread in the taxon. The few convincing examples of insect culture, including the proposed case of cultural transmission of sexual preferences in the fruit fly allows testing of an integrative definition of animal culture that is applicable to any kind of animal from insects to vertebrates. The chapter concludes by briefly discussing the challenges for the future of the study of animal culture in insects and beyond.
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