%0 Journal Article
%A Mörchen, Julia
%A Luhn, Frances
%A Wassmer, Olivia
%A Kunz, Julia Andrea
%A Kulik, Lars
%A van Noordwijk, Maria
%A Rianti, Puji
%A Rahmaeti, Tri
%A Atmoko, Sri Suci Utami
%A Widdig, Anja ǂ
%A Schuppli, Caroline 
%+ Research Group Primate Behavioural Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society
Department of Primate Behavior and Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society
The Leipzig School of Human Origins (IMPRS), Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society
Research Group Primate Behavioural Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society
Department of Primate Behavior and Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society
%T Orangutan males make increased use of social learning opportunities, when resource availability is high : 
%G eng
%U https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000E-176F-D
%R 10.2139/ssrn.4603950
%7 2024-01-18
%D 2024
%8 16.02.2024
%* Review method: peer-reviewed
%X Humans’ colonization of diverse habitats relied on our ancestors' abilities to innovate and share innovations with others. While ecological impact on innovations is well studied, its effect on social learning remains poorly understood. We examined how food availability affects social learning in migrant orangutan unflanged males, who may learn from local orangutans through peering (i.e., observational social learning). We analysed 1384 dyadic associations, including 360 peering events, among 46 wild Sumatran orangutan and 25 Bornean orangutan males, collected over 18 years. Migrants’ peering rates significantly increased with higher food availability and time spent in proximity to others. Furthermore, migrants in the more sociable Sumatran population exhibited significantly higher peering rates compared to the Bornean`s, suggesting intrinsic and/or developmental effects of food availability on social learning. These findings emphasize the importance of investigating ecological effects on social learning on the immediate, developmental, and intrinsic levels for our understanding of cultural evolution.
%K Nature conservation
Ecology
Zoology
%J iScience
%V 27
%N 2
%] 108940