Complex signals alter recognition accuracy and conspecific acceptance thresholds

Many aspects of behaviour depend on recognition, but accurate recognition is difficult because the traits used for recognition often overlap. For example, brood parasitic birds mimic host eggs, so it is challenging for hosts to discriminate between their own eggs and parasitic eggs. Complex signals...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tibbetts, EA, Liu, M, Laub, EC, Shen, S-F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society 2020