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Female begging calls reflect nutritional need of nestlings in the hen harrier Circus cyaneus

BACKGROUND: Most birds exhibit bi-parental care with both sexes providing food for their young. Nestling signal food needs through begging. However, for some species, males rarely visit the nest, so have limited opportunity for gaining information directly from the chicks. Instead, females beg when...

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Pubblicato in:BMC Evol Biol
Autori principali: Redpath, Steve, Thompson, Alex, Amar, Arjun
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BioMed Central 2017
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5477127/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28629327
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0986-z
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