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Título: | Behaviour of the Common Moorhen in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Autor: | Wallau, G. L. Della-Flora, Franchesco Bueno, Anderson Saldanha Corso, Josmael Ortiz, Mauro Freitas Cáceres, Nilton C. |
Palavras-chave: | Gallinula Chloropus |
Data do documento: | 2010 |
Revista: | Acta Ethologica |
É parte de: | Volume 13, Número 2, Pags. 127-135 |
Abstract: | This study presents data on behavioural acts performed by the Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus in southern Brazil, and compares these with the behaviours previously reported for other populations. Focal observations of individuals were conducted in the municipality of Santa Maria, in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The sampling was done in 2-hour sessions, between January and March of 2007. A total of 20 behavioural acts, grouped in seven categories, were identified and described: locomotion (N= 5 acts), grooming (N= 4), intra-specific behaviour (N= 2), inter-specific behaviour (N= 3), foraging (N= 2), reproduction (N= 2) and rest (N= 2). Among the observed behaviours were acts that are not described in the literature such as greeting of offspring and some feeding acts. Regarding the use of habitat, we observed that this species has a preference for water or aquatic macrophytes, which is contrary to other reports. In the analysis of behavioural daily variation, overall behavioural categories did not vary significantly throughout the day, whereas we observed a significant difference in the use of categories during the periods 11:00 am-1:00 pm, 1:00-3:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm. The contrasting data between studies indicate that the variation between habitats and ecological interactions may generate different selective pressures on the behaviour of G. chloropus. © 2010 Springer-Verlag and ISPA. |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10211-010-0082-5 |
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