Mate vocal recognition in the Scopoli’s shearwater Calonectris diomedea: do females and males share the same acoustic code?

•Vocal mate identification is investigated in a seabird species having a sexual vocal dimorphism.•Playback experiments with natural and modified bird calls are used to compare the reliability of mate vocal recognition in females and males Scopoli’s sheawaters.•Disruption of the call temporal structu...

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Published in:	Behavioural processes Vol. 128; pp. 96 - 102
Main Authors:	Curé, Charlotte, Mathevon, Nicolas, Aubin, Thierry
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2016 Elsevier
Subjects:	Acoustic communication Acoustics Animals Birds - physiology Calonectris diomedea Coding-decoding process Cognitive Sciences Cues dimorphism Female females Life Sciences Male males Mate vocal recognition Neurobiology Neurons and Cognition Playback experiments Psychology and behavior Recognition (Psychology) Scopoli’s shearwater seabirds Sex Characteristics Sexual Behavior, Animal Sexual dimorphism Vocalization, Animal Acoustic communication Mate vocal recognition Sexual dimorphism Coding-decoding process Scopoli’s shearwater Playback experiments
ISSN:	0376-6357, 1872-8308, 1872-8308
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