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SUBMITTER: Albrecht J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6240120 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Albrecht Jörg J Hagge Jonas J Schabo Dana G DG Schaefer H Martin HM Farwig Nina N
Nature communications 20181116 1
Theory assumes that fair trade among mutualists requires highly reliable communication. In plant-animal mutualisms the reliability of cues that indicate reward quality is often low. Therefore, it is controversial whether communication allows animal mutualists to regulate their reward intake. Here we show that even loose relationships between fruit brightness and nutritional rewards (r<sup>2</sup> = 0.11-0.35) allow birds to regulate their nutrient intake across distinct European plant-frugivore ...[more]