The role of associative learning process on the response of fledgling great tits (Parus major) to mobbing calls

被引:16
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作者
Dutour, Mylene [1 ]
Lena, Jean-Paul [1 ]
Dumet, Adeline [1 ]
Gardette, Vanessa [1 ]
Mondy, Nathalie [1 ]
Lengagne, Thierry [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lyon 1, Univ Lyon, UMR5023 Ecol Hydrosyst Nat & Anthropises, CNRS,ENTPE, 6 Rue Raphael Dubois, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
关键词
Alarm call; Associative learning; Birds; Communication; Mobbing; PARENTAL ALARM CALLS; PREDATION RISK; CULTURAL TRANSMISSION; ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE; ENEMY RECOGNITION; NESTLINGS; BEHAVIOR; PSEUDOREPLICATION; INFORMATION; VIGILANCE;
D O I
10.1007/s10071-019-01301-1
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
When they detect a predator, many species emit anti-predator vocalizations. In some cases, they emit mobbing calls, which are associated with the caller approaching and harassing the predator while attracting others to join it. Surprisingly, although mobbing has been widely reported in adults of numerous species, there has been no test of the role of learning in mobbing call recognition, especially during ontogeny. Here, we exposed wild great tit (Parus major) nestlings to playbacks of an unthreatening novel sound either associated with conspecific mobbing calls (experimental treatment) or with another unthreatening novel sound (control treatment). We then tested them as nestlings and fledglings to see how they respond to the novel sound compared to conspecific mobbing calls. Results revealed that fledglings in the experimental treatment behaved similarly to conspecific mobbing calls and the novel sound associated with conspecific mobbing calls. Because mobbing efficiency is often linked to interspecific communication, associative learning should be used by heterospecifics as mobbing calls recognition mechanism. Regardless of treatment during the nestling phase, fledglings always were sensitive to the playback of conspecific mobbing calls. However, fledglings from the control group were more likely to approach the loudspeaker than those from the experimental group when mobbing calls were played suggesting that overexposure during the nestling phase altered mobbing learning. Overall, these results suggest that learning could play a role in the recognition of calls, like heterospecific mobbing calls, when paired with conspecific mobbing, and that mobbing is perceived as a threatening stimulus from a very young age.
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页码:1095 / 1103
页数:9
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