Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0452557

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0452557

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Higher cognition and hemispheric specialization in an avian species: referential and intentional communication. We will discover whether alarm calls of Australian magpies, noted for their outstanding range of vocalisations, are referential (signalling predator type and location) and intentional (vocalised in specific contexts). Such complex communication , once thought to be unique to humans, has been found in some mammals and just one avian species, the domestic chick. This project will be the first such investigation of an avian species in its natural habitat. This is important also because bird and mammalian brains are organised differently and birds offer a unique opportunity to discover whether one hemisphere is specialised for this purpose.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-01-2004

End Date: 31-03-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $230,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Biological Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Cognitive Science Not Elsewhere Classified | Zoology Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Biological Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Biological sciences | Cognitive Science Not Elsewhere Classified | Zoology | Zoology Not Elsewhere Classified

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