La señalización recíproca en el mutualismo humano-guía de la miel

Claire N Spottiswoode1, Keith S Begg2, Colleen M Begg2

  • 1Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK. FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Science and Technology-National Research Foundation (DST-NRF) Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa. cns26@cam.ac.uk.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 28, 2016
PubMed
Resumen

Las abejorras, aves silvestres que guían a los humanos hacia los nidos de abejas, muestran una mayor cooperación cuando los cazadores usan una vocalización específica. Esta señal humana aumenta significativamente las posibilidades de encontrar nidos de abejas, demostrando respuestas adaptativas en animales salvajes.

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