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. 2022 May 23;32(10):R467-R469.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.070.

Collective behaviour: Jackdaws vote to leave with their voice

Damien R Farine  1
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Collective behaviour: Jackdaws vote to leave with their voice

Damien R Farine. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Making a decision as a group requires not only choosing where to go but also when to go. A new study provides experimental evidence that, in jackdaws, vocalisations facilitate synchronous early morning departures from communal roosts.

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