Strategies that facilitate or counter eavesdropping on vocal interactions in songbirds

Most territorial songbirds live in communication networks where eavesdropping on vocal interactions may constitute an important option for gathering information regarding the relative dominance, condition and quality of individuals being eavesdropped upon. The relatively low costs and risks of eaves...

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Main Author: Torben Dabelsteen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2004-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652004000200014