Residency in white-eared hummingbirds (Hylocharis leucotis) and its effect in territorial contest resolution
Background Territory owners usually defeat intruders. One explanation for this observation is the uncorrelated asymmetry hypothesis which argues that contests might be settled by an arbitrary convention such as “owners win.” We studied the effect of territorial residency on contest asymmetries in th...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-10-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/2588.pdf |