Wild great tits’ alarm calls prompt vigilant behaviours in free-range chickens

• Published in: Animal cognition Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 213 - 216
• Main Authors: Dutour, Mylène, Danel, Samara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2021; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag (Germany)
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Alarm systems; Animal cognition; Animals; Behavior; Behavioral Sciences; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Birds; Chickens; Domestic animals; Environmental Sciences; Life Sciences; Online data bases; Passeriformes; Playback; Playbacks; Poultry; Poultry production; Predation; Predators; Predatory Behavior; Psychology Research; Short Communication; Vigilance; Vocalization, Animal; Zoology; Free range; Anti-predator behaviour; Birds; Alarm call; Heterospecific call; Gallus gallus domesticus

The ability to use heterospecific alarm calls is adaptive in the wild, as it provides an opportunity to avoid predators. We now know that several species are able to respond to alarm calls intended for others. However, this capacity has never been investigated in domestic animals. The capacity to us...