Red‐winged blackbirds nesting nearer to yellow warbler and conspecific nests experience less brood parasitism

Abstract In functionally referential communication systems, the signaler's message intended for a conspecific receiver may be intercepted and used by a heterospecific eavesdropper for its own benefit. For example, yellow warblers (Setophaga petechia) produce seet calls to warn conspecifics of n...

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Published in:	Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors:	Shelby L. Lawson, Janice K. Enos, Sharon A. Gill, Mark E. Hauber
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-02-01
Subjects:	brown‐headed cowbirds neighboring species red‐winged blackbird referential alarm calls yellow warbler
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9818