Suspected Infanticide in the Starling

Suspected Infanticide in the Starling

Avian adult infanticide (the killing of conspecific young by an adult) has been reported for several species. Here, the authors document one case of attempted infanticide and circumstantial evidence for 3 more cases of infanticide in the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris ). These observations were...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Condor (Los Angeles, Calif.) Calif.), 1986-11, Vol.88 (4), p.530-531
Hauptverfasser: Romagnano, Linda, Lombardo, Michael P., Stouffer, Philip C., Power, Harry W.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal ethology
Aves
Biological and medical sciences
Bird nesting
Breeding
Chicks
Eggs
Female animals
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Infanticide
Male animals
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Short Communications
Starlings
Sturnus vulgaris
Vertebrata
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Zusammenfassung:Avian adult infanticide (the killing of conspecific young by an adult) has been reported for several species. Here, the authors document one case of attempted infanticide and circumstantial evidence for 3 more cases of infanticide in the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris ). These observations were made during an ongoing study of the behavioral ecology of the starling in Piscataway, New Jersey from 1983 to 1985.
ISSN:0010-5422
1938-5129
DOI:10.2307/1368287