Great tits (Parus major) flexibly learn that herbivore-induced plant volatiles indicate prey location: An experimental evidence with two tree species

Bc. Eliška KOVÁŘOVÁ

Rigorózní práce

Abstract:

In this work, I tested whether the ability to use herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) is innate to great tits (Parus major) or if they only learn to use it through previous experience. A two-choice experiment was conducted using two sets of individual birds, one na?ve and one trained to associate specific HIPVs with food. Furthermore, I tested whether the great tits are capable of generalizing HIPVs among different plant species by using two different plants for training - the native scotch elm (Ulmus gabra) and the exotic cattley guava (Psidium cattleyanum). The analysis of chemical components of the HIPVs produced by both plant species was also carried out.

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 28. 4. 2025

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Rigorózní řízení / obor:
Zoologie / Zoologie