Begging and ectoparasite attraction

Honesty of offspring begging behaviours is the keystone to understanding the evolution of parent-offspring communication. Three main begging costs have been traditionally advocated that ensure the reliability of offspring signalling: energy expenditure, loss of inclusive fitness and attraction of pr...

• Autor principal: Tomás Gutierrez, G. (author)
• Format: article
• Publicat: 2016
• Matèries: Acoustic communication; Auditory cues; Begging costs; Ectoparasite attraction; Honest signalling; Host location mechanisms; Interspecific eavesdropping; Nestling begging calls; Parent-offspring conflict; Phonotaxis
• Accés en línia: http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/18857