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Can mixed singing facilitate coexistence of closely related nightingale species?

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  • Abel Souriau
  • Hana Kohoutová
  • Jiří Reif
  • Jana Vokurková
  • Adam Petrusek
  • Radka Reifová
  • Tereza Petrusková

Abstract

Mixed singing in songbirds is usually considered to result from erroneous learning from other species, but we suggest it might be rather adaptive. Our results show that mixed singing of Thrush Nightingale males, which incorporate songs of the Common Nightingale in their repertoires in areas where both species co-occur, may help these 2 species to establish boundaries of their territories, and thus facilitate their coexistence before divergence in ecological niches evolves.

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  • Abel Souriau & Hana Kohoutová & Jiří Reif & Jana Vokurková & Adam Petrusek & Radka Reifová & Tereza Petrusková, 2018. "Can mixed singing facilitate coexistence of closely related nightingale species?," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29(4), pages 925-932.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:29:y:2018:i:4:p:925-932.
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    1. Shawn McEachin & Jonathan P Drury & Christopher N Anderson & Gregory F Grether, 2022. "Mechanisms of reduced interspecific interference between territorial species [An assessment of marking techniques for odonates in the family Calopterygidae]," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 33(1), pages 126-136.

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