Do male birds intercept and use rival courtship calls to adjust paternity protection behaviours?
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Do male birds intercept and use rival courtship calls to adjust paternity protection behaviours? / Matessi, Giuliano; McGregor, Peter Kenneth; Peake, Thomas More; Dabelsteen, Torben.
In: Behaviour, Vol. 142, No. 4, 2005, p. 507-524.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Do male birds intercept and use rival courtship calls to adjust paternity protection behaviours?
AU - Matessi, Giuliano
AU - McGregor, Peter Kenneth
AU - Peake, Thomas More
AU - Dabelsteen, Torben
N1 - Keywords: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; SEXUAL SELECTION; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; EAVESDROPPING; COURTSHIP DISPLAYS; PLAYBACK EXPERIMENTS
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Abstract:We tested whether male rock sparrows (Petronia petronia) change behaviours directed at their females when played back courtship display calls simulating a potential cuckolding event in the vicinity of their nests. We compared the behaviour of males before, during and after such playback with the behaviour of males who received a control playback, territorial song. After playback of courtship display calls male rock sparrows increased the frequency of courtship displays directed towards their mate, as predicted, but not mate guarding. These results illustrate the interplay of reproductive and communication strategies, and extend our knowledge of how the social environment can affect within-pair dynamics.
AB - Abstract:We tested whether male rock sparrows (Petronia petronia) change behaviours directed at their females when played back courtship display calls simulating a potential cuckolding event in the vicinity of their nests. We compared the behaviour of males before, during and after such playback with the behaviour of males who received a control playback, territorial song. After playback of courtship display calls male rock sparrows increased the frequency of courtship displays directed towards their mate, as predicted, but not mate guarding. These results illustrate the interplay of reproductive and communication strategies, and extend our knowledge of how the social environment can affect within-pair dynamics.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 142
SP - 507
EP - 524
JO - Behaviour
JF - Behaviour
SN - 0005-7959
IS - 4
ER -
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