Use of Barbed Wire by Loggerhead Shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus) to Manipulate Nest Materials

Use of Barbed Wire by Loggerhead Shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus) to Manipulate Nest Materials

Loggerhead shrikes were observed using barbed wire to anchor and tear nest-lining materials in Indiana. This is a previously unreported function of impaling by shrikes and may explain the impaling of certain inedible objects.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American midland naturalist 1999-07, Vol.142 (1), p.198-199
1. Verfasser: BURTON, KENNETH M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Barbed wire
Bird nesting
Birds
Food
Lanius ludovicianus
Male animals
Males
Mating behavior
Nest building
Notes and Discussion
Twine
Wool
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Zusammenfassung:Loggerhead shrikes were observed using barbed wire to anchor and tear nest-lining materials in Indiana. This is a previously unreported function of impaling by shrikes and may explain the impaling of certain inedible objects.
ISSN:0003-0031
1938-4238
DOI:10.1674/0003-0031(1999)142[0198:UOBWBL]2.0.CO;2