Anti-Predation Responses to Conspecific versus Heterospecific Alarm Calls by the Nestlings of Two Sympatric Birds
Predation is generally the main cause of bird mortality. Birds can use acoustic signals to increase their predation survival. Bird response to mobbing alarm calls is a form of anti-predation behavior. We used a playback technique and acoustic analysis to study the function of mobbing alarm calls in...
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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coleção: | Animals |
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Acesso em linha: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/16/2156 |