red-footed tortoise does not yawnin response to observing a conspecific yawn.
This is the final statement regarding the experiment.
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- Dec 2023
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Experiment 2
This experiment is basically the first one, just with additional yawns from demonstrator tortoise.
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Experiment 1
This is the first and most basic version of the trials.
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Experiment 3
This is the third mix of trials.
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SonyVaio laptop (VGN-CR31S
Not sure why the specificity of the laptop was mentioned.
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social mimi-cry, mental state attribution or empathy in this species
This is what the experiment is being conducted for.
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unlikely
Tortoises are on the lower end of the empathy spectrum. This experiment will gain evidence for if they are high or low regarding this spectrum.
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When eating the
There should be a comma between "eating" and "the".
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yawn is extremely clear and cannot be mistaken for an-other behavior.
This is very important and eliminates any possible errors.
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reflectclose links between perception and action
Does it require empathy to do this action? How many species are capable of this?
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tortoises do not possess non-conscious mimicry or empathy
This is only based off of the experiment and some scientific theory. Turtles may have empathy in low amounts.
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suggest
Do not hypothesize or state, only suggest the possibility.
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multiple conditioned yawns
All stimulated by the red square.
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- Nov 2023
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extension of the neck, the head beingtilted back and the mouth opening in a large gape.
Is this the same cycle for each species or turtles and tortoises? Can this behavior be mistaken for anything else?
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nine trials
This is the total amount of trials each observer tortoise was apart of.
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experiment was run between 19th August and 1 stSeptember 2009
Less than two weeks of experimentation
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40%–60%
This seems like a low percentage of people. Most people I know will yawn in response to seeing someone else yawn.
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2 cm × 2 cm red square shaped stimulus
Why a red square specifically? Could another color be used?
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separated by a screen
To separate the observers from what they are viewing.
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group housed°Cfor at least 6 months prior to the onset of the experiment
This 6-month period was used to train the demonstrator tortoise, Alexandra.
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red-footed tor-toises Geochelone carbonaria
This is the guinea pig species for the experiment.
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function of yawning itself is alsopoorly understoo
This is surprising, as I would think that researchers have discovered everything there needs to be known about a normal bodily function such as yawning.
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- Oct 2023
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introduced 10 mL of phage lysate diluted in LB into a medical grade nebulizer (Uni-HEART Lo-Flo Continuous Nebulizer, Westmed Inc.)
Would have loved to see an experimental image of this design.
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500 μL of the overnight culture was added to 50 mL of fresh LB supplemented with 200 μg/mL ampicillin and incubated
How did they decide upon these measurements? From past experiments or theory?
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nebulizer
I had no idea a nebulizer could be used outside of an asthma attack/regulation.
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long periods
Does the length of time of a virus that can spread using aerosolization depend on the structure of the viral genome? How long do these viruses typically stay in the air before degredation?
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short-range transmission
What is the distance for a "short-range transmission"?
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