期刊
BIOLOGY LETTERS
卷 3, 期 3, 页码 249-252出版社
ROYAL SOCIETY
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0110
关键词
close calling; anti-predator vigilance; vocal communication; social foraging; social monitoring; vocal cues
资金
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/C520555/2, BB/C520555/1] Funding Source: Medline
Many studies of social species have reported variation in the anti-predator vigilance behaviour of foraging individuals depending on the presence and relative position of other group members. However, little attention has focused on how foragers assess these variables. It is commonly assumed that they do so visually, but many social species produce frequent calls while foraging, and these 'close' calls might provide valuable spatial information. Here, we show that foraging pied babblers (Turdoides bicolor) are less vigilant when in larger groups, in the centre of a group and in closer proximity to another group member. We then show that foragers are less vigilant during playbacks of close calling by more individuals and individuals on either side of them when compared with calls of fewer individuals and calls on one side of them. These results suggest that foragers can use vocal cues to gain information on group size and their spatial position within a group. Future studies of anti-predator vigilance should consider the relative importance of both visual and vocal monitoring of group members.
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