An alternative hypothesis for the primary function of proposed mate assessment behavior in red-backed salamanders
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The hypothesis that faecal inspection and squashing behaviors by female red-backed salamanders, Plethodon cinereus, function in a context other than mate assessment is tested by using a laboratory experiment. The results suggest that faecal squashing does not function primarily in mate assessment, but rather as a means for female P. cinereus to gain information about prey availability.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Sharing of caring: nestling provisioning behavior of long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus, parents and helpers
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The cooperative behavior of the long-tailed tits is investigated for the parents and helpers to adjust their rate of nestling provisioning in relation to measure nestling demand of number of helpers. The parents and helpers whether follow the same provisioning rules are investigated.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2003
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