Raptor nest decorations are a reliable threat against conspecifics

Science

Volumn 331, Issue 6015, 2011, Pages 327-330

  Sergio, F ^a   Blas, J ^a   Blanco, G ^b   Tanferna, A ^a   Lopez L ^a   Lemus, J A ^a   Hiraldo, F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; NEST; PHENOTYPE; RAPTOR; SIGNALING; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CODOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INDIVIDUALIZATION; NEST PREDATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPTOR; TERRITORIALITY; THREAT;

AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MILVUS; MILVUS MIGRANS; RAPTORES;

EID: 78751684621     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1199422     Document Type: Article

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