Eavesdropping magpies respond to the number of heterospecifics giving alarm calls but not the number of species calling
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.12.012
Abstract: Social information varies in its reliability and relevance, requiring individuals to use rules to avoid inappropriate responses to false information. A simple rule is to respond only when a certain number of individuals provide similar… read more here.
Keywords: information; magpies respond; number; alarm calls ... See more keywords