Investigating how different classes of nest predators respond to the playback of the begging calls of nestling birds

Begging brings benefits and costs for nestling birds: it can indicate their needs to their parents, but it can also be a cue used by predators to find the nest. The costs, like many variables related to nest predation, can be specific to what kinds of predators are present and their auditory capabil...

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Main Authors: Shilong Liu, Qiao Xie, Aiwu Jiang, Eben Goodale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-01-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716622000408