Table 3 Sample size for playback trials of song (control = striated thornbill, low risk = little bronze-cuckoo, moderate risk = shining bronze-cuckoo, and high risk = Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo) in the territories of superb fairy-wrens on Kangaroo Island during (a) the opportunistic breeding period, and (b) the peak breeding period of the host
From: Host response to cuckoo song is predicted by the future risk of brood parasitism
Location | Control | Low Risk cuckoo | Moderate risk | High risk cuckoo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Opportunistic breeding period (low cuckoo risk) | ||||
Flinders Chase | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Kelly Caves | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Vivonne Bay | 4 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Total | 12 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
(b) Peak breeding period (high cuckoo risk) | ||||
Flinders Chase | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Kelly Caves | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Vivonne Bay | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Total | 12 | 25 | 22 | 24 |