Abstract
We examined the response of male and female Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) to playback of crows recorded from unmated males and reversed crows (crows played backwards as a control noise), which were broadcast from opposite corners of a playback environment. Females showed a significant preference for the speaker broadcasting crows vs. the speaker broadcasting reversed crows, as measured by the number of time samples females were located within 1 m of the speakers and based upon the mean distance females maintained from the two speakers. Males showed no differential response to crows and reversed crows. Thus, female Japanese Quail, but not males, exhibit positive phonotaxis to the crows of males. Our data also suggest that the temporal pattern of crow syllables is an important factor eliciting female response.
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