Nepotistic vigilance behavior in Siberian jay parents | Zendy

Michael Griesser | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Nepotistic vigilance behavior in Siberian jay parents

Author(s) -

Michael Griesser

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

behavioral ecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162

H-Index - 118

eISSN - 1465-7279

pISSN - 1045-2249

DOI - 10.1093/beheco/14.2.246

Subject(s) - vigilance (psychology) , offspring , biology , flock , biological dispersal , surprise , predation , zoology , ecology , demography , psychology , social psychology , neuroscience , pregnancy , population , genetics , sociology

Many Siberian jay offspring (up to 50%) postpone independence and stay with their parents for up to 3 years. Parents offer such nondispersers a benefit in that they increase their vigilance while feeding together with retained offspring. In contrast, parents reduce their vigilance while in company of nonrelated flock members according to the "many eyes" principle. The preferential treatment offered by the parents provides an incentive for offspring to forego dispersal. Given evidence for mortality via surprise attacks by predators (goshawks), such nepotistic vigilance by parents could have a bearing on offspring survival and thereby promote delayed dispersal. Copyright 2003.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research