Indris Indri indri are group-living lemurs that occupy stable territories over several years and perform remarkable long-distance vocal displays.Vocal exchanges between long-term territory neighbors may contribute to ...
This study was funded by the National Science Centre,Poland,NCN 2016/23/B/NZ8/03082.
Nest predation and avian brood parasitism are the main sources of nest failure in many passerine birds.Large predators threaten both brood and parents,whereas brood parasites pose only a danger to eggs or nestlings.Th...
Escaping the control of natural enemies is thought to heavily influence the establishment success and impact of non-native species.Here,we examined how the profitability of alternative prey in combination with the pre...
Many territorial animals exhibit reduced aggression towards neighbours. Known as "the dear enemy effect", this phenomenon has been documented among conspecific animals across a wide range of animal taxa. In theory, ...
North American red squirrels Tamiasciurus hudsonicus often produce a loud territorial rattle call when conspecifics enter or invade a territory. Previous playback experiments suggest that the territorial rattle call m...