Prospecting in a solitary breeder: Chick production elicits territorial intrusions in common loons

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 881-888

  Piper, Walter H ^a   Walcott, Charles ^b   Mager III, John N ^b   Perala, Margaret ^c   Tischler, Keren B ^d   Harrington, Erin ^e   Turcotte, Amy J ^f   Schwabenlander, Marc ^g   Banfield, Nathan ^h  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Great Lakes Aquarium   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f Frito Lay   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h Rainbow Circle ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Common loon; Floater; Habitat copying; Prospecting; Territory

Indexed keywords

BIRD; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALIA; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE;

EID: 33749526655     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl021     Document Type: Article

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