No reproductive benefits of dear enemy recognition in a territorial songbird
M. S. Reichert, J. M. S. Crane, G. Davidson, E. Dillane, I. Kulahci, J. O'Neill, K. van Oers, C. Sexton, J. Quinn
The paper tests if dear enemy recognition affects reproductive success in great tits, finding no benefits or costs associated with the behavior.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2021Animal Behavior & Cognition