Experiments on the control of deceptive signals of status in white-crowned sparrows
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Summary
It is shown that immature females that cheat can benefit and the stability of the White-crowned Sparrow signaling system remains unexplained, and the potential influence of predators on individual plumage differences is discussed.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1987-04-01
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 17
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W75003544
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- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:80810117
Keywords
Plumage, Biology, Sparrow, Zoology, Captivity
References
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- Evolution and the theory of games
- THE LOGIC OF ASYMMETRIC CONTESTS
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- Status signalling in harris sparrows: Experimental deceptions achieved
- Dyed birds achieve higher social status than controls in Harris' sparrows
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- Evidence for reliable badges of status in territorial yellow warblers (Dendroica petechia)
- Delayed Maturation in Passerine Plumages and the Deceptive Acquisition of Resources
- The function of the variation in the breast stripe of the great tit (Parus major)
- Phenotypic correlates and ecological consequences of dominance in song sparrows
- The Spring Molt of the Gambel Sparrow
- THE SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF AVIAN WINTER PLUMAGE VARIABILITY
- Correlation of Age, Size of Territory, Plumage, and Breeding Success in White-Crowned Sparrows
- THE SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF AVIAN WINTER PLUMAGE VARIABILITY: A COMMENT
- Reliability in communication systems and the evolution of altruism
- FLOCKING AS A POSSIBLE PREDATOR DEFENSE IN DARK-EYED JUNCOS
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- Minimizing the cost of competition in the black-crested titmouse: status signaling, dominance, and foraging behavior
- THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF CAPTIVE CAPE SPARROW FLOCKS
- The throat badge as a status signal in juvenile male willow titsParus montanus
- Age-related dominance in male dark-eyed juncos: effects of plumage and prior residence
- Variation in Black Bib of the Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus) and Its Role as a Reliable Badge of Dominance
- Status signalling and the ability to recognize dominants: an experiment with siskins (Carduelis spinus)
- When Should Avian Parents Differentially Provision Sons and Daughters?
- Social control and physiological cost of cheating in status signalling male house sparrows (Passer domesticus)
- Status signalling in dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemails: plumage manipulations and hormonal correlates of dominance
- "Trojan Sparrows": Evolutionary Consequences of Dishonest Invasion for the Badges-of-Status Model
- Epaulet Size and Current Condition in Red-Winged Blackbirds: Examining a Semistatic Signal, Testosterone, Immune Function, and Parasites
- Dishonest signalling in a fiddler crab
- Resource value and the context dependence of receiver behaviour
- Is honesty the best policy? Testing signal reliability in fiddler crabs when receiver‐dependent costs are high
- Oxidative damage in relation to a female plumage badge: evidence for signalling costs
- Are white-crowned sparrow badges reliable signals?
- Plumage variability functions for status signalling in least auklets
- The influence of age and access to females on dominance in captive male brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater)
- Social Inertia and Hormonal Control of Aggression and Dominance in White-Throated Sparrows
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