Cooperative defense and intrasexual aggression in Scops Owls (Otus scops): Responses to playback of male and female calls

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 353-357

  Galeotti, Paolo ^a   Sacchi, Roberto ^a   Perani, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cooperative nest defense; Intrasexual aggression; Otus scops; Scops Owl; Territory defense

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE NEST DEFENSE; INTRASEXUAL AGGRESSION; POLYGYNY; SCOPS OWL; TERRITORY DEFENSE;

OTUS SCOPS;

EID: 0031391315     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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