Investigating flock-associated mimicry: examining the evidence for, and drivers of, plumage mimicry in the greater and lesser necklaced laughingthrush

Investigating flock-associated mimicry: examining the evidence for, and drivers of, plumage mimicry in the greater and lesser necklaced laughingthrush

Visual mimicry is less understood in birds than in other taxa. The interspecific social dominance mimicry (ISDM) hypothesis asserts that subordinate species resemble dominant ones to reduce aggression. Plumage mimicry has also been consistently noted in mixed-species flocks (MSFs), suggesting a conn...

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Main Authors: Kamal Raj Gosai, Liping Zhou, Yang Liu, Edward L. Braun, Rebecca T. Kimball, Scott K. Robinson, Aiwu Jiang, Eben Goodale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2024-04-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
avian plumage mimicry
convergent evolution
interspecific social dominance mimicry (ISDM)
mixed-species flocks
species associations
visual deception
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230976

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