The effect of patch size and competitor number on aggression among foraging house sparrows

To test between the contradictory predictions of resource defence theory and a modified hawk-dove model, I examined the effect of patch size and competitor number on aggression among foraging house sparrows, Passer domesticus . The birds were observed at feeding tables of seven different sizes, each...

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Main Author: Johnson, Cheryl Ann
Format: Others
Published: 2001
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/1625/1/MQ90370.pdf
Johnson, Cheryl Ann <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Johnson=3ACheryl_Ann=3A=3A.html> (2001) The effect of patch size and competitor number on aggression among foraging house sparrows. Masters thesis, Concordia University.