Elevational differences in territory defence response in native (endemic and non-endemic) forest birds on Viti Levu Island, Fiji

AN Naikatini, G Keppel, G Brodie… - New Zealand Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Experimental approaches to measure territory defence can be used to interpret the relative
magnitude of intraspecific aggression in different ecological contexts. The aim of this study is …

From nestling to adult: personality traits are consistent within but not across life stages in a wild songbird

AC Katsis, LK Common, ME Hauber… - Behaviour, 2023 - brill.com
Personality traits can remain consistent throughout adult life, but it is less clear when these
behavioural differences first arise and whether they are maintained across ontogenetic …

Aggressiveness predicts dominance rank in greylag geese: mirror tests and agonistic interactions

S Kleindorfer, MA Krupka, AC Katsis… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Individual differences in aggressiveness, if consistent across time and contexts, may
contribute to the long-term maintenance of social hierarchies in complex animal societies …

Exploration behavior differs between Darwin's finch species and predicts territory defense and hatching success

AC Katsis, D Colombelli-Négrel, Ç Akçay… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2024 - Springer
Darwin's finch species in the Galápagos Islands are famously distinguished by their
morphology but less attention has been given to behavioral differences between species. In …

Aggressive behavior as a predictor of home range size: findings from both range-restricted and widespread Darwin's finch species

J García-Loor, M Gallego-Abenza, AC Katsis… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Information about an animal's home range (the geographical area in which it
accesses resources for survival and reproduction) is vital broadly for understanding animal …

[HTML][HTML] Do bolder parents make better parents in anthropogenically disturbed environments?

AF Silverlake, AC Katsis, D Colombelli-Négrel - Behaviour, 2024 - brill.com
Urban developments and human activities are encroaching on our natural habitats at a
rapidly increasing rate, placing many species under stress from anthropogenic disturbance …