Editorial Type:
Article Category: Letter
| Online Publication Date: 14 Jun 2023
Nest Usurpation by a Female Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
Nest Usurpation by a Female Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
Page Range: 485 – 488
DOI: 10.3356/JRR-22-103
Keywords: aggression; agonistic behavior; nest intrusion; territory; Texas; nest usurpation
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Figure 1.
Initial observation of resident female Mississippi Kite (G-ME) on nest rim and intruding female Mississippi Kite in nest cup facing and pecking at the other, Lubbock, TX, 2021.
Figure 2.
Resident female Mississippi Kite (G-ME) on her back with intruding female Mississippi Kite footing her in the body, Lubbock, TX, 2021.
Contributor Notes
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Corresponding author: clint.boal@ttu.edu
Received: 26 Oct 2022
Accepted: 28 Jan 2023