Silence is not golden: the hissing calls of tits affect the behaviour of a nest predator
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-017-2313-5
Abstract: Nest predation is one of the most important mortality factors of birds. Field observations showed that tits (Paridae) produce hissing calls and, usually, have lower breeding losses than nesting Ficedula flycatchers, which do not make… read more here.
Keywords: silence golden; affect behaviour; golden hissing; hissing calls ... See more keywords