Evolutionary models suggest that the cost of a signal can ensure its honesty. Empirical studies of nestling begging imply that predator attraction can impose such a cost. However, parents might reduce or abolish this cost by warning young of the presenc
ABSTRACT Question: How does the nest type of a bird species -cup versus cavity -affect the evolution...
Altricial offspring of birds solicit food provisioning by complex begging displays, implying acousti...
Altricial offspring of birds solicit food provisioning by complex begging displays, implying acousti...
Begging by nestling birds has been used to test evolutionary models of signalling but theory has out...
Acoustic signaling is in important way that animals communicate, but the features that enhance the d...
Models of parent-offspring conflict and nestling begging honesty often assume that signaling is asso...
Communication about predators can reveal the effect of both conspecific and heterospecific audiences...
Nestling birds face a dilemma: they can increase parental provisioning by begging more intensively, ...
Vocalizing nestlings are vulnerable to eavesdropping by predators, but may reduce risk through behav...
Nestling birds could minimize the risk of being overheard by predators by becoming silent after pare...
Breeding birds often give alarm calls when a predator is near the nest. These calls have been propos...
Young birds and mammals are extremely vulnerable to predators and so should benefit from responding ...
Current theory proposes that nestlings beg to signal hunger level to parents honestly, or that sibli...
Honesty of offspring begging behaviours is the keystone to understanding the evolution of parent eo...
Alarm-calling behavior is common in many species that suffer from predation. While kin selection or ...
ABSTRACT Question: How does the nest type of a bird species -cup versus cavity -affect the evolution...
Altricial offspring of birds solicit food provisioning by complex begging displays, implying acousti...
Altricial offspring of birds solicit food provisioning by complex begging displays, implying acousti...
Begging by nestling birds has been used to test evolutionary models of signalling but theory has out...
Acoustic signaling is in important way that animals communicate, but the features that enhance the d...
Models of parent-offspring conflict and nestling begging honesty often assume that signaling is asso...
Communication about predators can reveal the effect of both conspecific and heterospecific audiences...
Nestling birds face a dilemma: they can increase parental provisioning by begging more intensively, ...
Vocalizing nestlings are vulnerable to eavesdropping by predators, but may reduce risk through behav...
Nestling birds could minimize the risk of being overheard by predators by becoming silent after pare...
Breeding birds often give alarm calls when a predator is near the nest. These calls have been propos...
Young birds and mammals are extremely vulnerable to predators and so should benefit from responding ...
Current theory proposes that nestlings beg to signal hunger level to parents honestly, or that sibli...
Honesty of offspring begging behaviours is the keystone to understanding the evolution of parent eo...
Alarm-calling behavior is common in many species that suffer from predation. While kin selection or ...
ABSTRACT Question: How does the nest type of a bird species -cup versus cavity -affect the evolution...
Altricial offspring of birds solicit food provisioning by complex begging displays, implying acousti...
Altricial offspring of birds solicit food provisioning by complex begging displays, implying acousti...