Wendel van der Sluis
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social
Assoc. Editor, Life Sciences at De Gruyter Brill. Publishes on behavior (Behaviour, Folia Primatologica, Amphibia-Reptilia, Animal Biology, Contributions to Zoology) & perception (Multisensory Research, Timing & Time Perception, Art & Perception).
Male barn swallows may sound like their own chicks! 🐦 A study by Masaru Hasegawa & Masahiko Nakamura in the journal Behaviour shows nestlings respond to male “nestling-like” courtship calls just as to real begging calls – evidence of intraspecific mimicry in action.
🔗 doi.org/10.1163/1568...
🔗 doi.org/10.1163/1568...
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Male barn swallows may sound like their own chicks! 🐦 A study by Masaru Hasegawa & Masahiko Nakamura in the journal Behaviour shows nestlings respond to male “nestling-like” courtship calls just as to real begging calls – evidence of intraspecific mimicry in action.
🔗 doi.org/10.1163/1568...
🔗 doi.org/10.1163/1568...