@inproceedings{db0b912f27fc4fae9a761c9b4961b49e,
title = "An evolutionary simulation model of social learning about food by norway rats",
abstract = "We investigate simple mechanisms for social learning in an evolutionary simulation of food-preference copying in Norway rats. These animals learn preferences by interacting with conspecifics, but, unexpectedly, they fail to learn aversions after interacting with a poisoned demonstrator. They also follow each other to food sites. Simulation results show that failure to discriminate between sick and healthy demonstrators may be due to details of food toxicity in foraging environments. A seemingly complex instance of social information transmission is explained through the action of simple behaviours in an appropriately structured environment.",
author = "Jason Noble and Elio Tuci and Todd, {Peter M.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999.; 5th European Conference on Artificial Life, ECAL 1999 ; Conference date: 13-09-1999 Through 17-09-1999",
year = "1999",
doi = "10.1007/3-540-48304-7_70",
language = "English",
isbn = "3540664521",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "514--523",
editor = "Dario Floreano and Jean-Daniel Nicoud and Francesco Mondada",
booktitle = "Advances in Artificial Life - 5th European Conference, ECAL 1999, Proceedings",
address = "Germany",
}