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Re: Avian Cannibals
From: Ben Creisler
bh480@scn.org
A quick check for some variations on "avian cannibalism" on Google turned
up these papers. Nest cannibalism and cannibalism among confined poultry
seem to be rather common. Bad weather and other food stress may also be a
cause.
coots:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v089n02/p0442-p0443.pdf
kestrels:
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z91-205?journalCode=cjz
poultry:
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/live/g1670/build/g1670.pdf
http://en.engormix.com/MA-poultry-industry/news/cannibalism-birds-prevention
-treatment-t11933/p0.htm
Barn owl:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/jrr/v028n02/p00119-p00120.pdf
bald eagles:
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/0892-1016(2007)41%5B41:DOIACI%5D2.0.CO
%3B2
prairie falcons:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/jrr/v021n01/p00032-p00033.pdf
northern goshawk:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/4164112
house finch:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/20060130
Red-tailed hawk:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v094n03/p0593-p0594.pdf
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