Experimental analysis of the social value of flocking by starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in relation to predation and foraging

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• Publication year

  1974

• Venue

  Animal Behaviour

• Publication date

  1974-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/S0003-3472(74)80049-7
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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