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

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. e9818 - n/a
• Main Authors: Lawson, Shelby L., Enos, Janice K., Gill, Sharon A., Hauber, Mark E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Antiparasitic agents; Behavioural Ecology; Birds; Brood parasitism; brown‐headed cowbirds; Communications systems; Conspecifics; Eavesdropping; Eggs; Nature Notes; neighboring species; Nesting; Nests; Parasites; Parasitism; Probability; red‐winged blackbird; referential alarm calls; Regression analysis; yellow warbler; brown‐headed cowbirds; referential alarm calls; yellow warbler; neighboring species; red‐winged blackbird

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 nearby bro...