Dishonest 'preemptive' pursuit-deterrent signal? Why the turquoise-browed motmot wags its tail before feeding nestlings

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 965-970

  Murphy, Troy G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

antipredator behaviour; cheating; dishonesty; Eumomota superciliosa; predator prey communication; pursuit deterrent signalling; turquoise browed motmot; unreliable signal

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; CHEATING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; HONEST SIGNALING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NESTLING; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AVES; EUMOMOTA SUPERCILIOSA;

EID: 33847699636     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.10.020     Document Type: Article

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