Nestling barn owls assess short-term variation in the amount of vocally competing siblings

Assessing the amount of rivals is crucial to optimally adjust investment into a contest. If laboratory animals show numerical abilities, little is known about the ecological implications particularly in young animals. The two to nine barn owl ( Tyto alba ) siblings vocally compete for priority of ac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal cognition 2013-11, Vol.16 (6), p.993-1000
Hauptverfasser:	Ruppli, Charlène A., Dreiss, Amélie N., Roulin, Alexandre
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal cognition Animal communication Animal ethology Animal populations Animals Animals, Newborn - physiology Animals, Newborn - psychology Auditory Perception Aves Behavioral Sciences Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Clutch Size Competitive Behavior Feeding Behavior - psychology Female Food resources Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Laboratory tests Life Sciences Male Numbers Original Paper Owls Psychology Research Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Siblings Strigiformes - physiology Tyto alba Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution Vocalization, Animal Zoology
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