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Assessment of predation risk through referential communication in incubating birds

Parents of many bird species produce alarm calls when they approach and deter a nest predator in order to defend their offspring. Alarm calls have been shown to warn nestlings about predatory threats, but parents also face a similar risk of predation when incubating eggs in their nests. Here, I show...

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Autor principal: Suzuki, Toshitaka N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4434992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25985093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep10239