Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks
Siblicidal aggression has been documented in Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) by many researchers. First hatched (alpha) chicks attack and evict beta chicks, leading to the death of the younger bird. The infrequent nature of siblicide makes collecting consistent data difficult, but aggress...
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ftmiddlesex:oai:eprints.mdx.ac.uk:37647 2023-05-15T15:44:56+02:00 Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks Mead, Amanda River Rebecca Dickins, Thomas E. 2023-03-14 application/pdf https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/37647/ https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/37647/1/Kittiwake%20Sibling%20Conflict%20JLFS%20Paper%20Accepted%20Version%2014_03_23.pdf unknown The Lundy Field Society https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/37647/1/Kittiwake%20Sibling%20Conflict%20JLFS%20Paper%20Accepted%20Version%2014_03_23.pdf Mead, Amanda River Rebecca </view/creators/Mead=3AAmanda_River_Rebecca=3A=3A.html> and Dickins, Thomas E. </view/creators/Dickins=3AThomas_E=2E=3A=3A.html> ORCID logoorcid:0000-0002-5788-0948 (2023) Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks. Journal of the Lundy Field Society <https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/view/publications/Journal_of_the_Lundy_Field_Society.html> . ISSN 1758-3276 [Article] (Accepted/In press) Article PeerReviewed 2023 ftmiddlesex 2023-03-23T23:31:43Z Siblicidal aggression has been documented in Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) by many researchers. First hatched (alpha) chicks attack and evict beta chicks, leading to the death of the younger bird. The infrequent nature of siblicide makes collecting consistent data difficult, but aggressive interactions between chicks are more readily captured. It is possible that patterns in aggressive behaviour will provide insight into the antecedents of siblicide. In this study, we used film footage collected during the breeding seasons from 2018-2021 to analyse aggressive interactions. First, we explored frequency differences in key behaviours between alpha and beta chicks. We then looked at the behavioural sequences within nests to describe aggressive interactions. Alpha chicks were consistently the aggressor in all samples, and beta chicks acted defensively. We comment on these findings and their relation to siblicidal aggression. Article in Journal/Newspaper Black-legged Kittiwake rissa tridactyla Middlesex University London: Research Repository |
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Siblicidal aggression has been documented in Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) by many researchers. First hatched (alpha) chicks attack and evict beta chicks, leading to the death of the younger bird. The infrequent nature of siblicide makes collecting consistent data difficult, but aggressive interactions between chicks are more readily captured. It is possible that patterns in aggressive behaviour will provide insight into the antecedents of siblicide. In this study, we used film footage collected during the breeding seasons from 2018-2021 to analyse aggressive interactions. First, we explored frequency differences in key behaviours between alpha and beta chicks. We then looked at the behavioural sequences within nests to describe aggressive interactions. Alpha chicks were consistently the aggressor in all samples, and beta chicks acted defensively. We comment on these findings and their relation to siblicidal aggression. |
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Mead, Amanda River Rebecca Dickins, Thomas E. |
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Mead, Amanda River Rebecca Dickins, Thomas E. Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks |
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Mead, Amanda River Rebecca Dickins, Thomas E. |
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Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks |
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Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks |
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Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks |
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Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks |
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Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks |
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sibling aggression between black-legged kittiwake (rissa tridacyla) chicks |
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The Lundy Field Society |
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2023 |
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https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/37647/ https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/37647/1/Kittiwake%20Sibling%20Conflict%20JLFS%20Paper%20Accepted%20Version%2014_03_23.pdf |
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https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/37647/1/Kittiwake%20Sibling%20Conflict%20JLFS%20Paper%20Accepted%20Version%2014_03_23.pdf Mead, Amanda River Rebecca </view/creators/Mead=3AAmanda_River_Rebecca=3A=3A.html> and Dickins, Thomas E. </view/creators/Dickins=3AThomas_E=2E=3A=3A.html> ORCID logoorcid:0000-0002-5788-0948 (2023) Sibling aggression between Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridacyla) chicks. Journal of the Lundy Field Society <https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/view/publications/Journal_of_the_Lundy_Field_Society.html> . ISSN 1758-3276 [Article] (Accepted/In press) |
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