Behavioural repeatability in Sardinian warblers (Sylvia melanocephala): larger individuals are more aggressive

Birds can behave aggressively towards conspecifics to defend a territory and to compete for access to food and mates. The effects of phenotypes, such as sex and age, in aggressive behaviour have not yet been fully understood. Moreover, differences in aggression levels can reflect alternative behavio...

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Main Author: Beltrão, Patrícia (author)
Other Authors: Godinho, Carlos (author), Lourenço, Rui (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/29024
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/29024