| Asymmetries in commitment in an avian communication network. | |
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PMID: 23325292 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Mobbing of predators occurs within a conspecific and heterospecific context but has not been quantified within the framework of a communication network and analysed with respect to heterospecific reciprocity. Here, we used playbacks of mobbing calls to show that mobbing is unequally distributed within a community of deciduous forest birds. Five species (great tit Parus major, blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus, marsh tit Poecile palustris, nuthatch Sitta europaea and chaffinch Fringilla coelebs) responded to each other's playbacks of mobbing calls. Commitment to mob was measured by minimum distance, response latency and uttering of calls. Commitment was higher when conspecific calls were broadcast. Yet, responses to heterospecific calls were significantly different between the five species. Chaffinches had the lowest commitment, and blue tits tended to have the highest. The communication network is asymmetric. Some species invest more than they receive from other species. As mobbing might incur costs, these are unequally distributed across the community. |
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Christoph Randler; Christian Vollmer |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-17 |
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Title: Die Naturwissenschaften Volume: - ISSN: 1432-1904 ISO Abbreviation: Naturwissenschaften Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400767 Medline TA: Naturwissenschaften Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Biology, University of Education Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 561-2, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany, Randler@ph-heidelberg.de. |
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