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Descubrimiento del uso de herramientas en toda la especie en el cuervo hawaiano
Christian Rutz1, Barbara C Klump1, Lisa Komarczyk2
1Centre for Biological Diversity, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Sir Harold Mitchell Building, St Andrews KY16 9TH, UK.
Nature
|September 16, 2016
Resumen
El cuervo hawaiano (
Área de la Ciencia:
- Etiología
- Biología evolutiva
- Ornitología
Sus antecedentes:
- El uso de herramientas en aves silvestres es raro, y el cuervo de Nueva Caledonia es un excelente ejemplo de fabricación de herramientas sofisticadas.
- Los orígenes evolutivos del uso de herramientas en los corvidos son poco conocidos debido a la falta de congéneres identificados que usan herramientas para la comparación.
- La comprensión de la evolución del uso de herramientas requiere estudios comparativos entre especies relacionadas y no relacionadas en contextos ecológicos similares.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar las capacidades de uso de herramientas del cuervo hawaiano ('Alalā, Corvus hawaiiensis).
- Explorar los orígenes evolutivos y la posible evolución convergente del uso de herramientas en los corvidos que habitan en las islas.
- Establecer una base para la investigación comparativa sobre el uso de herramientas de los cuervos y sus factores ecológicos.
Principales métodos:
- Observación del desarrollo del uso de herramientas de los juveniles en cautiverio, evaluando el aprendizaje y el aporte social.
- Evaluación del dominio del uso de herramientas como rasgo de toda la especie dentro de la población de alalas en cautividad.
- Análisis comparativo de los factores ambientales y las relaciones filogenéticas entre el 'Alalā y el cuervo de Nueva Caledonia.
Principales resultados:
- Los 'Alalā juveniles demuestran el uso funcional de herramientas sin capacitación o aprendizaje social, lo que indica una capacidad innata.
- El uso competente de herramientas es un rasgo de toda la especie en el 'Alalā, lo que sugiere que es un comportamiento natural.
- Los cuervos alala y de Nueva Caledonia, a pesar de su relación distante, evolucionaron de manera convergente en el uso de herramientas en entornos insulares similares.
Conclusiones:
- El cuervo hawaiano es un hábil usuario de herramientas, expandiendo la diversidad conocida de aves que usan herramientas.
- Las condiciones ecológicas de las islas, como la reducción de la competencia y la depredación, pueden facilitar la evolución del uso de herramientas de alimentación aviar.
- Este descubrimiento permite estudios comparativos cruciales para comprender la evolución del uso de herramientas en los corvidos y potencialmente en otros taxones como los primates.
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