TY - JOUR

T1 - Visual lateralization in the sky: Geese manifest visual lateralization when flying with pair mates

AU - Зайнагутдинова, Эльмира Мидхатовна

AU - Kölzsch, Andrea

AU - Синельщикова, Александра Юрьевна

AU - Воротков, Михаил

AU - Müskens, Gerhard J. D. M.

AU - Гилев, Андрей Николаевич

AU - Каренина, Карина Андреевна

PY - 2024/5/3

Y1 - 2024/5/3

N2 - The brain’s sensory lateralization involves the processing of information from the sensory organs primarily in one hemisphere. This can improve brain efficiency by reducing interference and duplication of neural circuits. For species that rely on successful interaction among family partners, such as geese, lateralization can be advantageous. However, at the group level, one-sided biases in sensory lateralization can make individuals predictable to competitors and predators. We investigated lateral preferences in the positioning of pair mates of Greater white-fronted geese Anser albifrons albifrons. Using GPS-GSM trackers, we monitored individual geese in flight throughout the year. Our findings indicate that geese exhibit individual lateral biases when viewing their mate in flight, but the direction of these biases varies among individuals. We suggest that these patterns of visual lateralization could be an adaptive trait for the species with long-term social monogamy, high levels of interspecies communication and competition, and high levels of predator and hunting pressure.

AB - The brain’s sensory lateralization involves the processing of information from the sensory organs primarily in one hemisphere. This can improve brain efficiency by reducing interference and duplication of neural circuits. For species that rely on successful interaction among family partners, such as geese, lateralization can be advantageous. However, at the group level, one-sided biases in sensory lateralization can make individuals predictable to competitors and predators. We investigated lateral preferences in the positioning of pair mates of Greater white-fronted geese Anser albifrons albifrons. Using GPS-GSM trackers, we monitored individual geese in flight throughout the year. Our findings indicate that geese exhibit individual lateral biases when viewing their mate in flight, but the direction of these biases varies among individuals. We suggest that these patterns of visual lateralization could be an adaptive trait for the species with long-term social monogamy, high levels of interspecies communication and competition, and high levels of predator and hunting pressure.

KW - Biotelemetry

KW - laterality

KW - migration

KW - social behaviour

KW - spatial relationships

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3da71e67-765a-356f-aba1-ff94ea4a9cfa/

U2 - 10.1080/1357650x.2024.2368587

DO - 10.1080/1357650x.2024.2368587

M3 - Article

VL - 29

SP - 313

EP - 330

JO - Laterality

JF - Laterality

SN - 1357-650X

IS - 3

ER -