Evolution of communication signals and information during species radiation

Animal signals often encode information on the emitter’s species identity. Using woodpecker drumming as a model, here the authors show that limited signal divergence during a clade radiation does not impair species discrimination, as long as the signals are adapted to local ecological requirements....

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Main Authors: Maxime Garcia, Frédéric Theunissen, Frédéric Sèbe, Julien Clavel, Andrea Ravignani, Thibaut Marin-Cudraz, Jérôme Fuchs, Nicolas Mathevon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18772-3