When neighbors cheat: a test of the dear enemy phenomenon in southern red-backed salamanders
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-020-02838-9
Abstract: Abstract According to the dear enemy phenomenon, territory owners decrease costs of ownership by decreasing aggression toward neighbors once territory boundaries have been established. To maintain this cooperation, when territorial neighbors are caught in the… read more here.
Keywords: dear enemy; enemy phenomenon; cheating neighbors; threat ... See more keywords
Brilliant-thighed poison frogs do not use acoustic identity information to treat territorial neighbours as dear enemies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.05.008
Abstract: Some territorial animals recognize familiar neighbours and are less aggressive to established neighbours than they are to strangers. This form of social recognition produces a ‘dear enemy’ effect, which may allow animals to reduce the… read more here.
Keywords: neighbours strangers; dear enemy; enemy effect; brilliant thighed ... See more keywords
Male song sparrows have elevated testosterone in response to neighbors versus strangers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.04.006
Abstract: Abstract Upon hearing a conspecific signal, animals must assess their relationship with the signaller and respond appropriately. Territorial animals usually respond more aggressively to strangers than neighbors in a phenomenon known as the “dear enemy… read more here.
Keywords: dear enemy; song sparrows; enemy effect; testosterone ... See more keywords
Ecological and social drivers of neighbor recognition and the dear enemy effect in a poison frog
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/araa113
Abstract: Navigating social relationships frequently rests on the ability to recognize familiar individuals using phenotypic characteristics. Across diverse taxa, animals vary in their capacities for social recognition, but the ecological and social sources of selection for… read more here.
Keywords: dear enemy; ecological social; recognition; rocket frogs ... See more keywords