Male Superb Lyrebirds Imitate Alarm Calls of Mobbing Flocks to Lure Potential Mates, Biology
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Male lyrebirds resort to artful deception in the pursuit of procreation
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PDF) Vocal Mimicry of Alarm-Associated Sounds by a Drongo Elicits
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What are the lyrebird's predators? How do they protect themselves
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Nature, Male Lyrebird Manipulates Female Into Mating
If bird calls are for attracting mates, what are mocking birds
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PDF) Selective alarm call mimicry in the sexual display of the
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A single male lyrebird can mimic the sound of an entire flock
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Male lyrebirds create a complex acoustic illusion of a mobbing
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Male lyrebirds create a complex acoustic illusion of a mobbing
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Male superb lyrebirds mimic functionally distinct heterospecific
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Male lyrebirds imitate a flock of birds to scare females into
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Male superb lyrebirds found to trick females into mating via masterful mimicry