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Wild raccoons are more innovative but not bolder than another ecological generalist, the Virginia opossum, on a pull-string task

2025-04-24

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Humans are altering natural environments at unprecedented rates. Ecological generalism is one of the strongest predictors of survival in light of these changes which, in animals, may be shaped by bold and innovative behaviours. Species with greater habitat generalism are proposed to behave more boldly (e.g., touching and ingesting novel food). Species with greater dietary generalism are proposed to behave more inn...

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Literature Corpus work: 6b5eeb78-9fde-5205-aa75-dc362c7016fd
DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.21.649439

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