Mutualism benefits and the evolution of an interspecific sentry call in associations between Sociable Weavers and Fork-tailed Drongos

Mutualisms, where organisms benefit from cooperation, are common in nature, but payoffs are dynamic and mutualists can incur costs as well as benefits from their association. Nevertheless, selection can favour the coevolution of behaviour that increases benefits. Such coevolution can potentially res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baigrie, Bruce
Other Authors: Ryan, Peter G
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7641