The conspicuous gape of the nestling common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus as a supernormal stimulus for Rufous Bush Chat Cercotrichas galactotes hosts

Ardea

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Alvarez, Fernando ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Cercotrichas galactotes; Cuculus canorus; Gape colour

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BROOD PARASITISM; COLOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; HOST SPECIFICITY; VISUAL CUE;

CERCOTRICHAS GALACTOTES; CUCULUS CANORUM; CUCULUS CANORUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 13644258428     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Alvarez F. 1994a. A gens of Cuckoo Cuculus canorus parasitizing Rufous Bush Chat Cercotrichas galactotes. J. Avian Biol. 25: 239-243.
2. Alvarez F. 1994b. Rates of weight increase of Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) and host (Cercotrichas galactotes) chicks. Ardeola 41: 63-65.
3. Alvarez F. 1999. Attractive non-mimetic stimuli in Cuckoo Cuculus canorus eggs. Ibis 141: 142-144.
4. Alvarez F. 2000a. Response to Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus model egg size by a parasitized population of Rufous Bush Chat Cercotrichas galactotes. Ibis 142: 683-686.
5. Alvarez F. 2000b. Relationship between tail color pattern and reproductive success, mate acquisition and nest predation in Rufous Bush Chats. Condor 102: 708-712.
6. Alvarez F. & C. Sánchez 2003. The features of distraction behaviour and their relationship with physical condition in Rufous Bush Chats. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 15: 355-368.
7. Brooke M. de L. & N.B. Davies 1989. Provisioning of nestling cuckoos Cuculus canorus by reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus hosts. Ibis 131: 250-256.
8. Congreve W.M. 1927. An oological trip to Spain. Oologists' Record 7: 76-77.
9. Davies N.B., R.M. Kilner & D.G. Noble 1998. Nestling cuckoos, Cuculus canorus, exploit hosts with begging calls that mimic a brood. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 265: 673-678.
10. Dawkins R. 1976. The selfish gene. Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford.
11. Götmark F. & M. Ahlström 1997. Parental preference for red mouth of chicks in a songbird. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 264: 959-962.
12. Grim T. & M. Honza 1997. Differences in parental care of Reed Warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) to its own nestlings and parasitic Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) chicks. Folia Zoologica 46: 135-142.
13. Hailman J.P. 1977. Optical Signals. Indiana University Press, Bloomington & London.
14. Kilner R. 1997. Mouth colour is a reliable signal of need in begging canary nestlings. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 264: 963-968.
15. Kilner R. & N.B. Davies 1998. Nestling mouth colour: ecological correlates of a begging signal. Anim. Behav. 56: 705-712.
16. Kilner R., D.G. Noble & N.B. Davies 1999. Signals of need in parent-offspring communication and their exploitation by the common cuckoo. Nature 397: 667-672.
17. Lack D. 1968. Ecological adaptations for breeding in birds. Methuen, London.
18. López G. 1983. Datos sobre la nidificación del alzacola (Cercotrichas galactotes). Alytes 1: 373-392.
19. López G. & J.A. Gil-Delgado 1988. Aspects of the breeding ecology of Rufous Bush Robins Cercotrichas galactotes in southeast Spain. Bird Study 35: 85-89.
20. Munsell (Color Company) 1976. Munsell Book of Color, Glossy Finish Collection (2 volumes). Kollmorgen Instruments Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland.
21. Noble D.G., N.B. Davies, I.R. Hartley & S.B. McRae 1999. The red gape of the nestling cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is not a supernormal stimulus for three common hosts. Behaviour 136: 759-777.
22. Rowland W.J. 1979. The use of color in intraspecific communication. In: Burtt E.H. (ed) The behavioral significance of color: 359-421. Garland STPM, New York & London.
23. Saino N., P. Ninni, S. Calza, R. Martinelli, F. de Bernardi & A.P. Møller 2000. Better red than dead: carotenoid-based mouth coloration reveals infection in barn swallow nestlings. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 267: 57-61.
24. Soler M., J.G. Martínez, J.J. Soler & A.P. Møller 1995. Preferential allocation of food by magpies Pica pica to great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius chicks. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 37: 7-13.
25. Tinbergen N. 1948. Social releasers and the experimental method required for their study. Wilson Bull. 60: 6-51.
26. Wickler W. 1968. Mimikry, Nachahmung und Täuschung in der Natur. Kindler Verlag, Munich.