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Allopreening as Agonistic Behaviour

Allopreening as Agonistic Behaviour ALLOPREENING AS AGONISTIC BEHAVIOUR by C. J. O. HARRISON 1) (British Museum (Natural History), London, U. K.) (with 12 Figures) (Rec. 26-III-1964) I. INTRODUCTION Although allopreening (= mutual preening) has long been known to occur in many species of birds, very little attention has been paid to it. This may be due in part to the fact that it is usually regarded as a form of comfort movement related to plumage maintenance and occurring between birds that have formed a social bond. It tends to vary in its occurrence from one species to another and does not fit neatly and obviously into any of the major catagories of behaviour such as "display" or "breeding", and so it achieves only a passing reference in most studies. Where it is mentioned it is not often described in any great detail but merely referred to as "mutual preening", often with no indication as to whether both birds took an active part, and as to the part played by each sex. The fact that it often occurs in species in which the sexes are similar may partly account for this. Some of the data in this paper is based on personal observation, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

Allopreening as Agonistic Behaviour

Harrison, C.J.O.
Behaviour , Volume 24 (3-4): 161 – Jan 1, 1965
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Brill
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© 1965 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0005-7959
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10.1163/156853965X00011
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ALLOPREENING AS AGONISTIC BEHAVIOUR by C. J. O. HARRISON 1) (British Museum (Natural History), London, U. K.) (with 12 Figures) (Rec. 26-III-1964) I. INTRODUCTION Although allopreening (= mutual preening) has long been known to occur in many species of birds, very little attention has been paid to it. This may be due in part to the fact that it is usually regarded as a form of comfort movement related to plumage maintenance and occurring between birds that have formed a social bond. It tends to vary in its occurrence from one species to another and does not fit neatly and obviously into any of the major catagories of behaviour such as "display" or "breeding", and so it achieves only a passing reference in most studies. Where it is mentioned it is not often described in any great detail but merely referred to as "mutual preening", often with no indication as to whether both birds took an active part, and as to the part played by each sex. The fact that it often occurs in species in which the sexes are similar may partly account for this. Some of the data in this paper is based on personal observation,

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Published: Jan 1, 1965

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