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Information integration

A transgenerational study in sticklebacks suggests that when an individual is exposed to conflicting information about predation, either directly through personal experience or indirectly through parental exposure, the typical response is to assume a predator is present.

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Fig. 1: Models of information integration in development.

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Snell-Rood, E.C. Information integration. Nat Ecol Evol 2, 1205–1206 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0578-3

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