Data from: Social transmission in the wild reduces predation pressure on novel prey signals

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dc.contributor.affiliationMacquarie University - Hämäläinen, Liisa
dc.contributor.affiliationRoyal Holloway University of London - Hoppitt, William
dc.contributor.affiliationMax Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology - Rowland, Hannah
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Jyväskylä - Mappes, Johanna
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Cambridge - Fulford, Anthony
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Strasbourg - Sosa, Sebastian
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Thorogood, Rose
dc.contributor.authorHämäläinen, Liisa
dc.contributor.authorHoppitt, William
dc.contributor.authorRowland, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorMappes, Johanna
dc.contributor.authorFulford, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorSosa, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorThorogood, Rose
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T15:21:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-06
dc.date.issued2021-04-06
dc.descriptionSocial transmission of information is taxonomically widespread and could have profound effects on the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of animal communities. Demonstrating this in the wild, however, has been challenging. Here we show by field experiment that social transmission among predators can shape how selection acts on prey defences. Using artificial prey and a novel approach in statistical analyses of social networks, we find that blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and great tit (Parus major) predators learn about prey defences by watching others. This shifts population preferences rapidly to match changes in prey profitability, and reduces predation pressure from naïve predators. Our results may help resolve how costly prey defences are maintained despite influxes of naïve juvenile predators, and suggest that accounting for social transmission is essential if we are to understand coevolutionary processes.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9s4mw6mcv
dc.identifier.urihttps://hydatakatalogi-test-24.it.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/10652
dc.rightsOpen
dc.rights.licensecc-zero
dc.subjectavoidance learning
dc.subjectprey defences
dc.subjectsocial transmission
dc.titleData from: Social transmission in the wild reduces predation pressure on novel prey signals
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