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Predation risk associated with group singing in a Neotropical wood-quail
- Source :
- Wilson Bulletin. June 2004, Vol. 116 Issue 2, p167, 5 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Decades of fruitful research on the study of vocal communication in birds have provided surprisingly little evidence of a predation cost associated with singing. In this paper, 1 report the first observational evidence of a risk of predation associated with chorusing in a Neotropical wood-quail. Black breasted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus) live in groups year-round and produce coordinated group choruses or duets. Three mammalian and two avian species of predators were attracted to playbacks of recorded wood-quail choruses that 1 used during population surveys and capture attempts from March to August, 2000-2002. The trade-off between signaling and predation risk may be an important force in the evolution of chorusing in New World quails. Received 12 February 2004, accepted 19 July 2004.<br />Long distance vocalizations are used for territory defense, mate attraction, and other functions in a variety of animals (Bradbury and Vehrencamp 1998, Todt and Naguib 2000). Whenever such signals are [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00435643
- Volume :
- 116
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Wilson Bulletin
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.124419284