Effective conspecific communication with aberrant calls in the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Effective conspecific communication with aberrant calls in the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Science + Business Media
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The obligate brood parasitic common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is best known for its two-note “cu-coo” call, which is uttered repeatedly by adult males during the breeding season. This call advertises the male’s claim for his territory. A rare, aberrant version (“cu-kee”) was discovered in a population of cuckoos in central Hungary. In a playback exp...
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Effective conspecific communication with aberrant calls in the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2474582151
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2474582151
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0340-5443
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1432-0762
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10.1007/s00265-020-02946-6
