Parent-offspring communication and its exploitation by cuckoos.
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 2/1/2003
- End date
- 6/30/2006
- Budget
- 226,313 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Grant | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
Young cuckoos Cuculus canorus are raised by several host species, each with distinctive parent alarm calls and nestling begging behaviour. Previous work has shown that nestling cuckoos 'tune in' to the communication system of their particular host. The fi