Triumph displays inform eavesdropping little blue penguins of new dominance asymmetries

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 605-611

  Mouterde, Solveig C ^a   Duganzich, David M ^b   Molles, Laura E ^c   Helps, Shireen ^d   Helps, Francis ^d   Waas, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d Pohatu Penguins   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agonistic interaction; Eudyptula minor; Little blue penguin; Social eavesdropping; Triumph display

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSPECIFIC; DOMINANCE; FIGHTING; SEABIRD; SIGNAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; VOCALIZATION;

EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84856854729     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.11.032     Document Type: Article

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