Alarm calls of Bronze Mannikins communicate predator size to familiar conspecifics

Summary This paper investigates, through experiments using surrogate predators, differences in intraspecific alarm calls between familiar and unfamiliar Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucculatus groups. Four groups of mannikins were captured with mist nets from four areas in Durban (i.e. original groups...

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Main Authors: Malan, G, Seoraj-Pillai, N, du Plessis, MA
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Taylor & Francis 2009
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Online Access:http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001767