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The Nature of the Predator-Reactions of Breeding Birds 1)

The Nature of the Predator-Reactions of Breeding Birds 1) THE NATURE OF THE PREDATOR-REACTIONS OF BREEDING BIRDS 1) by K. E. L. SIMMONS (Reading, England) (With 2 plates, 3 figs.) (Rec. 27-II-1952) INTRODUCTION WILLIAMSON and ARMSTRONG (1947, 1949) have given us much valuable data and discussion on distraction display, with special reference to the Charadriiformes in which the behaviour tends to be highly developed. The present paper aims to review briefly some aspects of the problem of what I have termed the predator-reactions s o f breeding b i r d s from rather a different point of view, and arises from disagreement with some of the current ideas through an examination of the literature and consideration of my own data, particularly that on the Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius, CC. E. DOUGLAS and SIMMONS, unpublished), Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, (SIMMONS, 1951), .and, to a lesser extent, the Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula. I have extended the term "predator-reaction" in its present context to include all the activities (attack, threat and distraction displays, direct dis- placement-activities and intention-movements, fleeing, etc.) performed by a bird in response to the presence of a potential predator. Distraction dis- plays (sens strict.) are those specialized reactions that have been selected, presumably (but see http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

The Nature of the Predator-Reactions of Breeding Birds 1)

Simmons, K.E.L.
Behaviour , Volume 4 (1): 11 – Jan 1, 1951
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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THE NATURE OF THE PREDATOR-REACTIONS OF BREEDING BIRDS 1) by K. E. L. SIMMONS (Reading, England) (With 2 plates, 3 figs.) (Rec. 27-II-1952) INTRODUCTION WILLIAMSON and ARMSTRONG (1947, 1949) have given us much valuable data and discussion on distraction display, with special reference to the Charadriiformes in which the behaviour tends to be highly developed. The present paper aims to review briefly some aspects of the problem of what I have termed the predator-reactions s o f breeding b i r d s from rather a different point of view, and arises from disagreement with some of the current ideas through an examination of the literature and consideration of my own data, particularly that on the Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius, CC. E. DOUGLAS and SIMMONS, unpublished), Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, (SIMMONS, 1951), .and, to a lesser extent, the Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula. I have extended the term "predator-reaction" in its present context to include all the activities (attack, threat and distraction displays, direct dis- placement-activities and intention-movements, fleeing, etc.) performed by a bird in response to the presence of a potential predator. Distraction dis- plays (sens strict.) are those specialized reactions that have been selected, presumably (but see

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Published: Jan 1, 1951

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