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An Advantage of Winter Flocking in the Black‐Capped Chickadee, Parus Atricapillus
Author(s) -
Barash David P.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1935161
Subject(s) - flocking (texture) , parus , ecology , biology , aggression , geography , zoology , psychology , social psychology , materials science , composite material
Field and laboratory observations of winter flocking behavior in the Black—capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus, suggest a previously undescribed advantage to winter flocing in this species: flocked individuals are subjected to less aggression from other, solitary birds than when they are themselves solitary.