COURTSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF THE WANDERING ALBATROSS
The behaviour postures and their sequences during courtship displays of the Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans at South Georgia are described. Females initiated most display bouts, which began with a series of greetings. The core of the display consisted of a rapid sequence of head movements, snap...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.403.7825 2023-05-15T16:00:53+02:00 COURTSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF THE WANDERING ALBATROSS Diomedea Exulans At Bird Island South Georgia S. P. C. Pickering S. D. Berrow The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1999 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.403.7825 http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/29_1/29_1_6.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.403.7825 http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/29_1/29_1_6.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/29_1/29_1_6.pdf Key words Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans South Georgia courtship behaviour text 1999 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T02:56:53Z The behaviour postures and their sequences during courtship displays of the Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans at South Georgia are described. Females initiated most display bouts, which began with a series of greetings. The core of the display consisted of a rapid sequence of head movements, snaps, ritualized preening and vocalisations. Most display bouts ended when the female walked away, although in 25 % of cases the birds sat together on the male’s nest site. An underlying basic sequence was common to both sexes although there were differences in responses to the partner’s behaviour. Courtship behaviour was very similar to that described for Wandering Albatrosses breeding in the Indian Ocean. Text Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Unknown Indian |
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The behaviour postures and their sequences during courtship displays of the Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans at South Georgia are described. Females initiated most display bouts, which began with a series of greetings. The core of the display consisted of a rapid sequence of head movements, snaps, ritualized preening and vocalisations. Most display bouts ended when the female walked away, although in 25 % of cases the birds sat together on the male’s nest site. An underlying basic sequence was common to both sexes although there were differences in responses to the partner’s behaviour. Courtship behaviour was very similar to that described for Wandering Albatrosses breeding in the Indian Ocean. |
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COURTSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF THE WANDERING ALBATROSS |
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COURTSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF THE WANDERING ALBATROSS |
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