Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Development of new food-sharing relationships among nonkin vampire bats
G. G. Carter, D. R. Farine, R. J. Crisp…·R. Page
The paper shows that unfamiliar vampire bats escalate low-cost grooming before forming high-cost food-sharing relationships, suggesting a 'raising-the-stakes' strategy in social bonding.
DOI 10.1101/534321