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Female choice in the sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus: multiple cues from song and territory quality
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posted on 1997-01-01, 00:00 authored by Kate BuchananKate Buchanan, C K CatchpoleRecent models of animal signalling emphasize the evolution of complex displays containing 'multiple messages'. A variety of potential cues used in female choice were investigated during a three-year field study of the sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. Twelve possible cues were investigated, and three were found to have a significant influence upon pairing date. Two were different measures of song (repertoire size and song flighting) and one a measure of territory (territory size). Repertoire and territory size had a significant influence on pairing date in all three years, and song-flighting in two. The three cues were not intercorrelated and so had independent effects upon pairing date. We suggest that females select males upon multiple cues as these reflect different aspects of male and territory quality.
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: biological sciencesVolume
264Issue
1381Pagination
521 - 526Publisher
Royal Society PublishingLocation
London, Eng.ISSN
0962-8452eISSN
1471-2970Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
1997, The Royal SocietyUsage metrics
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