Alometría de las llamadas de alarma: las gallinas de sombrero negro codifican información sobre el tamaño del

Christopher N Templeton1, Erick Greene, Kate Davis

  • 1Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA. ctemple2@u.washington.edu

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 25, 2005
PubMed
Resumen

Las gallinas de sombrero negro producen llamadas de alarma que varían según el tamaño del depredador. Los experimentos de reproducción muestran que los chickadees entienden esta información, ajustando la intensidad de la intimidación en función de la amenaza del depredador. Esto revela una comunicación sofisticada en las llamadas de alarma aviar.

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