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Do animal behavior experiments give a distorted view of cooperation?

When biologists study cooperation in animals, they usually offer just a single task at a time. But what happens when animals can choose among several opportunities to work together? Biologists at Utrecht University discovered that this can make a remarkable difference.

Do animal behavior experiments give a distorted view of cooperation?
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When biologists study cooperation in animals, they usually offer just a single task at a time. But what happens when animals can choose among several opportunities to work together? Biologists at Utrecht University discovered that this can make a remarkable difference.

Originally published at Phys.org

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