AVIS-IBIS

Birds of Indian Subcontinent

FURTHER NOTES ON PAIRING AND SUBMISSIVE BEHAVIOUR OF THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE ALECTORIS RUFA

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1958
Authors:Goodwin, D
Journal:Ibis
Volume:100
Issue:1
Date Published:1958
ISBN Number:1474-919X
Keywords:Alectoris, Alectoris rufa, Perdix, Perdix perdix, Phasianidae
Abstract:Summary 1. The submissive display is described. It is sometimes given when the bird appears to be simultaneously frightened and attracted by a fellow member of the species. 2. The pairing behaviour of some individual captive birds is described. Some degree of mutual fear and hostility seems to be a necessary correlate of sexual attraction in this species. Birds that know and are at ease with one another do not pair. 3. A young male showed (in autumn) behaviour similar to that of a female ready to pair when introduced to an old and aggressive male. A possible biological function of such behaviour is suggested.
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1958.tb00366.x
Short Title:Ibis
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