caa a22 4500 463175603 CHVBK 20180406164825.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10336-007-0145-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10336-007-0145-1 Behavioural phenotypes may determine whether social context facilitates or delays novel object exploration in ravens ( Corvus corax ) [Elektronische Daten] [Mareike Stöwe, Kurt Kotrschal] Individuals consistently differ in behavioural phenotypes. Here we examine the interaction between behavioural phenotype and response to social context during novel object exploration in a neophobic corvid species, the raven (Corvus corax). The presence of conspecifics tends to encourage object exploration and learning but may also delay or even inhibit exploratory behaviour. Factors such as individual differences in response to social context may determine whether the presence of a conspecific facilitates or inhibits approach to novel objects. We confronted eleven six-month-old hand-raised ravens with novel objects, both individually and in dyadic combinations. We defined individuals as "fast” and "slow” explorers on the basis of their approach latency to novel objects when tested individually. The presence of a conspecific delayed the approach of fast birds to novel objects. Slow birds, in contrast, approached the novel objects with lower latencies and spent more time close to them when in dyads with fast siblings than when alone. The individuals' approach behaviour seemed to determine whether social context facilitated or delayed exploratory behaviour. This may contribute to explaining ambiguous results concerning the effects of social context in previous studies. Dt. Ornithologen-Gesellschaft e.V., 2007 Corvus corax nationallicence Novel object exploration nationallicence Personality nationallicence Social facilitation nationallicence Stöwe Mareike Konrad Lorenz Research Station, 4645, Grünau 11, Austria aut Kotrschal Kurt Konrad Lorenz Research Station, 4645, Grünau 11, Austria aut Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148(2007-12-01), 179-184 0021-8375 148<179 2007 148 10336 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0145-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0145-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stöwe Mareike Konrad Lorenz Research Station, 4645, Grünau 11, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kotrschal Kurt Konrad Lorenz Research Station, 4645, Grünau 11, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148(2007-12-01), 179-184 0021-8375 148<179 2007 148 10336 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer