Fatal battles in common loons: a preliminary analysis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1109-1115

  Piper, Walter H ^a   Walcott, Charles ^b   Mager, John N ^b   Spilker, Frank J ^c  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

agonistic behaviour; common loon; eviction; Gavia immer; lethal contests; resource value; take over; territorial behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FIGHTING; REPRODUCTION; TERRITORIALITY; WATERFOWL;

ANIMALIA; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE;

EID: 39649094105     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.10.025     Document Type: Article

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