Disturbance cue communication is shaped by emitter diet and receiver background risk in Trinidadian guppies.

ABSTRACT: In animal communication systems, individuals that detect a cue (i.e., "receivers") are often influenced by characteristics of the cue emitter. For instance, in many species, receivers avoid chemical cues that are released by emitters experiencing disturbance. These chemical "disturbance cues" appear to benefit receivers by warning them about nearby danger, such as a predator's approach. While the active ingredients in disturbance cues have been largely unexplored, by-products of metabolized protein are thought to play a role for some species. If so, the content (quality) and volume (quantity) of the emitter's diet should affect their disturbance cues, thus altering how receivers perceive the cues and respond. Guppies Poecilia reticulata are a species known to discriminate among dist

SUBMITTER: Goldman JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9450174 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature