Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus affect the spacing behaviour of wintering Turnstone Arenaria interpres and Redshank Tringa tetanus
The presence of a Sparrowhawk induces short‐term abandonment of territories by wintering Redshank and increases both the density within flocks and the ranging behaviour of wintering Turnstone. The latter effect is thought to be due to the disturbance caused by hawk attacks, and the results suggest b...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1988
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1988.tb00979.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1988.tb00979.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1988.tb00979.x |
| Summary: | The presence of a Sparrowhawk induces short‐term abandonment of territories by wintering Redshank and increases both the density within flocks and the ranging behaviour of wintering Turnstone. The latter effect is thought to be due to the disturbance caused by hawk attacks, and the results suggest benefits for flocking beyond predator detection. |
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