Publikationsdatum:
2012-02-01
Beschreibung:
Eens et al.(1) question (i) whether our data are sufficient to state that low-frequency songs are sexually selected and (ii) whether anthropogenic noise really affects male–female communication, as males may just get closer to make their songs more audible.In reply to the first criticism, we do not see any reason in their arguments that would raise doubts about whether our statistical reality is reflecting a biological reality. We performed an adequate test on 22 male great tits and found cuckolded males to sing higher-frequency songs compared with noncuckolded males(2). Furthermore, although we could not assign the genetic fathers for all...
Schlagwort(e):
Letters
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Digitale ISSN:
1091-6490
Thema:
Biologie
,
Medizin
,
Allgemeine Naturwissenschaft