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.
Hanlin Yan, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang
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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,
Haijie Zhang +5 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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Three sympatric host nestlings eavesdrop on cuckoo nestling distress calls [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIn predator–prey interactions, the prey faces extreme challenges from predation, which drives the evolution of defense or anti‐predator mechanisms. Compared with adult birds, nestlings are more vulnerable but not helpless.
Jiaojiao Wang +5 more
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Oriental Reed Warblers do not abandon Common Cuckoo chicks during prolonged nestling periods
Avian ResearchThe Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) is one of the most commonly used hosts for the parasitic Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). However, as hosts that feed unrelated parasitic nestlings may suffer extra reproductive costs, they may be less ...
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How nestlings of Oriental Reed Warbler respond to adult alarm calls
Avian ResearchAvian alarm calls mediate defenses against brood parasites and predators. These calls facilitate communication among adults and alert nestlings to potential danger.
Jiaojiao Wang +5 more
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Behavioral and Acoustic Responses of the Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis), at Egg and Nestling Stages, to the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Cuckoo nest parasites lay eggs in host nests and thereby transfer all reproduction costs to the hosts. This greatly reduces host fitness. Parasitism has selected for the evolution of anti-parasitic strategies in hosts, including nest defense. The dynamic
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Female Cuckoo Calls Deceive Their Hosts by Evoking Nest-Leaving Behavior: Variation under Different Levels of Parasitism [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is an obligate brood parasite that has evolved a series of strategies to trick its hosts. The female cuckoo has been hypothesized to mimic the appearance and sounds of several raptors to deceive the hosts into ...
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Common cuckoo females remove more conspicuous eggs during parasitism [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Avian obligate brood parasites gain an advantage by removing the eggs of the cuckoos who have already visited the nest, which can increase the chances of survival for their offspring.
Longwu Wang +3 more
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Behaviour, 2015 Brood parasites and predators pose different threats to passerines that may favour the evolution of enemy-specific defence strategies. Furthermore, potential sex-specific variation in parental investment may be manifested in differences between male and ...
Li, Donglai +4 more
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