Territory settlement in common loons: no footholds but age and assessment are important

2015/04/15 by Walter H. Piper, John N. Mager, Charles D. Walcott +7 · 5 citations
Environmental Science · #Avian ecology and behavior #Biology #Dominance (genetics) #Ecology #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Geography #Intrusion #Settlement (finance) #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

paper · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.03.013

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Citations

• Fatal battles in common loons: a preliminary analysis
• Genetic monogamy in the common loon ( Gavia immer )
• Male common loons, Gavia immer, communicate body mass and condition through dominant frequencies of territorial yodels
• Nestsite selection by male loons leads to sex‐biased site familiarity
• Prospecting in a solitary breeder: chick production elicits territorial intrusions in common loons
• Can settlement in natal-like habitat explain maladaptive habitat selection?
• Territory acquisition in loons: the importance of take-over

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• Common loon [wikipedia]