COALITIONAL FIGHTING REVEALS SOCIAL ORDER IN AMERICAN CROWS (CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS CAURINUS)
We report a fight involving multiple American Crows attacking and nearly killing a single crow. Our observation suggests that the social structure of crow societies is maintained at both an individual and group level.
Authors
- Simon J. Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5111-5639)
- Robert W. Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7732-9686)
Institutions
- Royal Columbian Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Northwestern Naturalist
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1898/nwn23-10
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00