Tits recognize the potential dangers of predators and harmless birds in feeder experiments

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F12%3A00375182" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/12:00375182 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60076658:12310/12:43883641

Result on the web

<a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/2338033t30261604/fulltext.pdf" target="_blank" >http://www.springerlink.com/content/2338033t30261604/fulltext.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10164-011-0310-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10164-011-0310-0</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Tits recognize the potential dangers of predators and harmless birds in feeder experiments

Original language description

Accurate recognition of a predator is the necessary precondition for adequate antipredatory behaviour. We used feeder experiments to examine whether birds adopt the appropriate antipredatory response according to the level of threat posed by predators. The results support the idea that the tits made a decision on the threat level. The tits distinguished among equally sized obligatory predators (sparrowhawk, kestrel), an occasional predator (jay) and a harmless bird of similar size (pigeon) and a smallerharmless bird (thrush). The presence of both birds of prey was associated with a considerable reduction in the number of feeder visits when compared with the harmless birds. The number of visits to the feeder that had a dummy jay positioned on it did not significantly differ for harmless birds or for predators. Different sizes of harmless birds did not influence the tits? behaviour. The increasing risk lowered not only the number of visits to the feeder but also the success of the visit

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/IAA601410803" target="_blank" >IAA601410803: Recognition of predators and other dangerous organisms by terrestrial vertebrates</a><br>

Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2012

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Ethology

ISSN

0289-0771

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

30

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

JP - JAPAN

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

157-165

UT code for WoS article

000303059700021

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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