Learned recognition of brood parasitic cuckoos in the superb fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 799-805

  Langmore, N E ^a   Feeney, W E ^a   Crowe Riddell, J ^a   Luan, H ^a   Louwrens, K M ^a   Cockburn, A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

brood parasitism; cowbird; cuckoo; enemy recognition; referential call

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CALLING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LEARNING; MOBBING; RECOGNITION; SONGBIRD; SYMPATRY;

CHALCITES LUCIDUS; CUCULIDAE; LICHENOSTOMUS PENICILLATUS; MALURUS CYANEUS; MELIPHAGIDAE; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 84862767637     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars033     Document Type: Article

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