A Case of Intraspecific Killing in Passerines: The House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)

Even if intraspecific conflict is a well-known behaviour in birds, intraspecific killing among passerines is very rare in the literature. Cases of intraspecific predation among passerines constitute a very small percentage of published reports, and many of the cases are based on circumstantial evide...

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Autores principales:	Halliez Guillaume, Lucie Becel Clémence Marie
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Sciendo 2014
Materias:	house sparrow aggressive event intraspecific killing intraspecific competition passerines Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f486cfec24b94588ab2e4daba47008af2021-12-05T14:11:09ZA Case of Intraspecific Killing in Passerines: The House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)2061-958810.2478/orhu-2014-0020https://doaj.org/article/f486cfec24b94588ab2e4daba47008af2014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2014-0020https://doaj.org/toc/2061-9588Even if intraspecific conflict is a well-known behaviour in birds, intraspecific killing among passerines is very rare in the literature. Cases of intraspecific predation among passerines constitute a very small percentage of published reports, and many of the cases are based on circumstantial evidence. In March 2013, we witnessed a group of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) kill a conspecific male adult in the village of Gonsans (France, Doubs department). During the reproductive season three explanations of others studies (lack of food, weak condition and territorial behaviour during) could be relevant in our case. In conclusion, it appears that our observation is a very rare one and the second one for the House Sparrow.Halliez GuillaumeLucie Becel Clémence MarieSciendoarticlehouse sparrowaggressive eventintraspecific killingintraspecific competitionpasserinesEcologyQH540-549.5ENOrnis Hungarica, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 126-129 (2014)
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spellingShingle	house sparrow aggressive event intraspecific killing intraspecific competition passerines Ecology QH540-549.5 Halliez Guillaume Lucie Becel Clémence Marie A Case of Intraspecific Killing in Passerines: The House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)
description	Even if intraspecific conflict is a well-known behaviour in birds, intraspecific killing among passerines is very rare in the literature. Cases of intraspecific predation among passerines constitute a very small percentage of published reports, and many of the cases are based on circumstantial evidence. In March 2013, we witnessed a group of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) kill a conspecific male adult in the village of Gonsans (France, Doubs department). During the reproductive season three explanations of others studies (lack of food, weak condition and territorial behaviour during) could be relevant in our case. In conclusion, it appears that our observation is a very rare one and the second one for the House Sparrow.
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author	Halliez Guillaume Lucie Becel Clémence Marie
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title	A Case of Intraspecific Killing in Passerines: The House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)
title_short	A Case of Intraspecific Killing in Passerines: The House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)
title_full	A Case of Intraspecific Killing in Passerines: The House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)
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A Case of Intraspecific Killing in Passerines: The House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)

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