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.

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Harvard

Matessi, G, McGregor, PK, Peake, TM & Dabelsteen, T 2005, 'Do male birds intercept and use rival courtship calls to adjust paternity protection behaviours?', Behaviour, vol. 142, no. 4, pp. 507-524.

APA

Matessi, G., McGregor, P. K., Peake, T. M., & Dabelsteen, T. (2005). Do male birds intercept and use rival courtship calls to adjust paternity protection behaviours? Behaviour, 142(4), 507-524.

Vancouver

Matessi G, McGregor PK, Peake TM, Dabelsteen T. Do male birds intercept and use rival courtship calls to adjust paternity protection behaviours? Behaviour. 2005;142(4):507-524.

Author

Matessi, Giuliano ; McGregor, Peter Kenneth ; Peake, Thomas More ; Dabelsteen, Torben. / Do male birds intercept and use rival courtship calls to adjust paternity protection behaviours?. In: Behaviour. 2005 ; Vol. 142, No. 4. pp. 507-524.

Bibtex

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title = "Do male birds intercept and use rival courtship calls to adjust paternity protection behaviours?",
abstract = "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.",
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RIS

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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.

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