Transmission of Urgency Levels in the Alarm Calls of the Oriental Reed Warbler [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMany animals communicate predator‐related information to conspecifics through alarm calls that exhibit acoustic structural variations encoding key parameters such as predator type, body size, and urgency of danger.
Jiaojiao Wang, Laikun Ma, Longwu Wang
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How Do Oriental Reed Warblers Recognize Cuckoo Eggs? [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionOriental reed warblers (Acrocephalus orientalis) are favorite hosts of common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus). However, the cognitive basis and underlying mechanisms of the host egg discrimination behavior remain not well understood.
Wei Liang, Longwu Wang, Hanlin Yan
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Case Report of Plastic String Entanglement Mortality in a Breeding Oriental Reed Warbler [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionRapid economic development and urbanization have exerted considerable impacts on the environment and wildlife. Species that survive and establish populations in new environments benefit from abundant food resources and reduced predation pressure; however,
Gang Fu, Laikun Ma
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Cuckoo eyes are an important identification cue for the Oriental reed warbler host [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeSuccessful recognition of parasites through effective identification cues can reduce the cost of anti-parasitic defenses by the host. Features on the front of the body such as the eyes may be important clues for the prey to perceive and recognize the ...
Wei Liang, Laikun Ma, Longwu Wang
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Breeding pairs with color aberrations in oriental reed warblers [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIn 2017, one pair of Oriental reed warblers (Acrocephalus orientalis) with color aberrations was found in Yongnianwa National Wetland Park, Hebei, China. The female bird exhibited white feathers on the head, neck, and upper back, and the base of the beak
Wei Liang, Laikun Ma, Jianhua Hou
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Contrasting effects of egg size and appearance on egg recognition and rejection response by Oriental reed warblers [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Background Among potential hosts, the rejection of foreign eggs, which is a common and effective strategy to counter brood parasitism, depends on egg recognition.
Donglai Li, Yanan Ruan
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Oriental reed warblers retain strong egg recognition abilities during the nestling stage [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionEgg recognition and rejection are the most common and effective anti‐parasitic strategies against avian brood parasitism in terms of maintaining stability over time and plasticity in response to environmental cues.
Wei Liang, Laikun Ma, Jianhua Hou
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis (Aves: Passeriformes), and a comparative analysis with other Sylviidae species [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The complete mitochondrial genome of the Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis, which belongs to the family Sylviidae was determined. The complete mitochondrial genome has a length of 16,971 bp and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA ...
Sung Hyun Kim +2 more
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Supernormal Stimulus Begging Calls of Brood‐Parasitic Nestlings Depress the Parental Care in an Uncommon Host [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionDuring the nestling period, brood‐parasitic birds stimulate host parents to provide food through complex visual and auditory signals, including emitting supernormal stimuli in the form of begging calls to increase the feeding frequency.
Li Tian +8 more
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Importance of cooperation: How host nest defenses effectively prevent brood parasitism from the cuckoos [PDF]
iScience, 2023 Summary: As the frontline defense against avian brood parasitism, nest defense is important in reducing nest parasitism and increasing host fitness.
Longwu Wang +5 more
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