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False mating of Blackbird (Turdus merula) and Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
  • Dariusz Wysocki,
  • Joanna Dudzinska-Nowak
Dariusz Wysocki
University of Szczecin

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Joanna Dudzinska-Nowak
University of Szczecin
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Abstract

During an intensive study of the urban population of the Blackbird Turdus merula in Szczecin (1997-2023), four cases of surrogate copulation were observed in the Blackbird and three in the Fieldfare Turdus pilaris. In three cases birds (Blackbirds twice and Fieldfare once) try to copulate with fledglings of their own species, in all other cases the birds try to copulate with moss and sticks. In three cases copulation attempts were done by adult birds (two blackbirds and one fieldfare), in four cases it was a fledgling.
09 Sep 2024Submitted to Ecology and Evolution
16 Sep 2024Submission Checks Completed
16 Sep 2024Assigned to Editor
26 Sep 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
15 Oct 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
16 Oct 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
05 Nov 20241st Revision Received
11 Nov 2024Submission Checks Completed
11 Nov 2024Assigned to Editor
11 Nov 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
15 Nov 2024Editorial Decision: Accept