Geographic Variation in Note Types of Alarm Calls in Japanese Tits (Parus minor).

ABSTRACT: Geographic variability in acoustic signals has been documented in many bird species. However, geographic variations in alarm calls have been so far neglected despite their crucial role on reducing risk to group members and relatives. We analyzed the note types and acoustic parameters of Japanese tit (Parus minor) alarm calls to three types of intruders (a nest predator, an adult predator, and a harmless species) from three populations in China. Our results revealed that tits in the same population produce similar note types to different intruders, but the three populations only shared six note types and each population had unique note types. The frequency and duration parameters of three shared common note types were significantly different among populations. The three populations b

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9495063 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature