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For whom does the hen cackle? The function of postoviposition cackling
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In birds, the time immediately after oviposition has been assumed to be particularly favourable for an insemination to fertilize eggs. Based on this assumption, Thornhill (1988, Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, 81, 145-154) suggested that a particular vocalization, the postoviposition cackle, of female fowl, Gallus gallus, signalled a peak in fertility, which incited male sexual behaviour and resulted in females copulating with the most dominant males. It may therefore b...
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- Journal:
- ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
- Volume:
- 61
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 601-607
- Publication date:
- 2001-03-01
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- ISSN:
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0003-3472
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:210574
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210574
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- 2001
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