Do Females Turn Males on and Off in Barnacle Goose Social Display

Martine Hausberger (1) , Jeffrey M. Black (2)

1 URA373 Laboratoire d'Ethologie [Ontogenèse et valeur adaptative des comportements]
2 HSU - Humboldt State University

Male barnacle goose Branta leucopsis display duration is longest when females respond with loud repetitious calls, intermediate when females follow silently and shortest when females call softly. We argue that these encouraging and discouraging vocalizations and the associated posturing is an influential behaviour used during the mate choice, pair maintenance and aggressive interaction processes.

Domaines: Biologie animale; Psychologie et comportements; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Martine Hausberger, Jeffrey M. Black. Do Females Turn Males on and Off in Barnacle Goose Social Display. Ethology, 1990, 84 (3), pp.232-238. ⟨10.1111/j.1439-0310.1990.tb00799.x⟩. ⟨hal-01319174⟩