Chick recognition in European bee-eaters: acoustic playback experiments

Chick recognition in European bee-eaters: acoustic playback experiments

Playback experiments were conducted to determine whether parents were able to recognize their young acoustically. Results indicate, among other things, that responsiveness to the artificial nest decreased as the directionality of the response increased.

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Veröffentlicht in:Animal behaviour 1991-12, Vol.42 (6), p.1031-1033
Hauptverfasser: Lessells, C.M., Coulthard, N.D., Hodgson, P.J., Krebs, J.R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Animal cognition
Animal ethology
Aves
Biological and medical sciences
Birds
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Merops apiaster
Parents & parenting
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
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Zusammenfassung:Playback experiments were conducted to determine whether parents were able to recognize their young acoustically. Results indicate, among other things, that responsiveness to the artificial nest decreased as the directionality of the response increased.
ISSN:0003-3472
1095-8282
DOI:10.1016/S0003-3472(05)80160-5