Canyon Wren Malibu Creek State Park Southern California-193
On this day we hear an odd buzzing call and it occured to me that if we waited a Canyon Wren might appear.
"Animal signals mediate social interactions in myriad ways. The majority of studies of avian song have focused on conspicuous, frequently given, signals but infrequently given signals may also have important fitness consequences.
We examined how the usage of a rare signal, canyon wren female song, changed during contest situations and in response to a coordinated duet versus non-coordinated solo songs.
Rates of female song increased significantly during contest situations, but duets did not provoke stronger responses than solos.
Although duets are threatening to species that duet (including many wren species), they do not appear to be universally salient.
Canyon wren female song, in contrast, carries strong signal content despite being used infrequently outside of contest situations. Results highlight the potential functionality of rare signals, as well as the variability in signaling strategies across avian species."
Conspecific challenges provoke female canyon wrens to sing but not to duet [2018]
Hathcock, T. J. Benedict, Lauryn
Canyon Wren Malibu Creek State Park Southern California-193
On this day we hear an odd buzzing call and it occured to me that if we waited a Canyon Wren might appear.
"Animal signals mediate social interactions in myriad ways. The majority of studies of avian song have focused on conspicuous, frequently given, signals but infrequently given signals may also have important fitness consequences.
We examined how the usage of a rare signal, canyon wren female song, changed during contest situations and in response to a coordinated duet versus non-coordinated solo songs.
Rates of female song increased significantly during contest situations, but duets did not provoke stronger responses than solos.
Although duets are threatening to species that duet (including many wren species), they do not appear to be universally salient.
Canyon wren female song, in contrast, carries strong signal content despite being used infrequently outside of contest situations. Results highlight the potential functionality of rare signals, as well as the variability in signaling strategies across avian species."
Conspecific challenges provoke female canyon wrens to sing but not to duet [2018]
Hathcock, T. J. Benedict, Lauryn