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Crying wolf to a predator: deceptive vocal mimicry by a bird protecting young

Animals often mimic dangerous or toxic species to deter predators; however, mimicry of such species may not always be possible and mimicry of benign species seems unlikely to confer anti-predator benefits. We reveal a system in which a bird mimics the alarm calls of harmless species to fool a predat...

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Pubblicato in:Proc Biol Sci
Autori principali: Igic, Branislav, McLachlan, Jessica, Lehtinen, Inkeri, Magrath, Robert D.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2015
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590459/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26041353
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.0798
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