Cargando…
Swooping in the Suburbs; Parental Defence of an Abundant Aggressive Urban Bird against Humans
SIMPLE SUMMARY: We studied the defensive behaviour of 94 pairs of nesting Masked Lapwings, Vanellus miles, in response to two types of human stimuli: a pedestrian and a person pushing a lawn mower. We also examined the effectiveness of a commonly promoted deterrent to swooping (the presence of mock...
Autores principales: | Lees, Daniel, Sherman, Craig D. H., Maguire, Grainne S., Dann, Peter, Cardilini, Adam P. A., Weston, Michael A. |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
MDPI
2013
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494437/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26479532 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani3030754 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Stardust chaser swoops on to the tail of a comet
por: Highfield, R
Publicado: (2003) -
Equitable Chick Survival in Three Species of the Non-Migratory Shorebird Despite Species-Specific Sexual Dimorphism of the Young
por: Lees, Daniel, et al.
Publicado: (2019) -
Avian Assemblages at Bird Baths: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Bird Baths in Australia
por: Cleary, Gráinne P., et al.
Publicado: (2016) -
Evidence for aggressive mimicry in an adult brood parasitic bird, and generalized defences in its host
por: Feeney, W. E., et al.
Publicado: (2015) -
Stakeholder Perceptions of Threatened Species and Their Management on Urban Beaches
por: Maguire, Grainne S., et al.
Publicado: (2013)