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dc.contributor.authorRose, P
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-18T09:23:08Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-15
dc.date.updated2022-11-17T16:47:39Z
dc.description.abstractFlamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) are obligate colonial species that nest in large colonies, with monogamous pairs rearing a single chick following a synchronised group courtship display. Within this relatively simplistic behavioural description, deviations from these social and reproductive norms are apparent. Same sex pairings, multi-bird relationships and extra pair copulations are documented in the literature. Flamingos display highly sexually selected characteristics of plumage colour, carotenoid accumulation and diversity of display movements that underpin mate choice decisions. The brightest birds in best body condition are more successful at breeding. Therefore, documented mate guarding of female birds by male partners, is a relevant response to maximise investment in a pair bond. Limited information that describes the action of forced copulation by the male flamingo and the response of the female bird is available in the literature. This paper describes an occurrence of an attempted forced copulation by an older male Greater Flamingo to a younger female bird. Such behaviour may be an artefact of the captive environment, and limited mate choice when compared to the sizes of wild flocks, or it could be regularly apparent in the wild and therefore worthy of more scrutiny and empirical study.en_GB
dc.format.extent374-382
dc.identifier.citationVol. 3, No. 4, pp. 374-382en_GB
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/birds3040025
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/131803
dc.identifierORCID: 0000-0002-5375-8267 (Rose, Paul)
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherMDPIen_GB
dc.rights© 2022 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_GB
dc.subjectreproductive behaviouren_GB
dc.subjectextra pair copulationen_GB
dc.subjectmate choiceen_GB
dc.subjectflamingoen_GB
dc.subjectsocial behaviouren_GB
dc.subjectbehavioural observationen_GB
dc.titleObservation of an attempted forced copulation within a captive flock of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus)en_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2022-11-18T09:23:08Z
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available from MDPI via the DOI in this record. en_GB
dc.descriptionData Availability Statement: Not applicable.en_GB
dc.identifier.eissn2673-6004
dc.identifier.journalBirdsen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofBirds, 3(4)
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-11-09
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_GB
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2022-11-15
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2022-11-18T09:21:20Z
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2022-11-18T09:23:12Z
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refterms.dateFirstOnline2022-11-15


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