Aging male loons make a terminal investment in territory defense

2018/05/24 by Walter H. Piper, Kristin M. Brunk, Gabriella L. Jukkala +4 · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Psychology · #Aggression #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal ecology #Biology #Demography #Ecology #Offspring #Plant and animal studies #Population #Psychology #Reproduction #Reproductive success #Reproductive value #Social psychology #Sociology #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

paper · doi:10.1007/s00265-018-2511-9

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• Common loon [wikipedia]