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Flocking (behavior)

Known as: Flocking behavior, Flocking (behaviour), Flocks 
Flocking behavior is the behavior exhibited when a group of birds, called a flock, are foraging or in flight. There are parallels with the shoaling… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
"Sadly and with a Bitter Heart": What the Caesarean Section Meant in the Middle Ages
This article contextualizes the history of the so-called Caesarean section to argue that the history of obstetrics is written at… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Social mediation of sexually selected ornamentation and steroid hormone levels in male junglefowl
Abstract Honest signals in sexual selection may be maintained by a variety of mechanisms. Comb size in male red junglefowl… 
1999
1999
Continuous superconducting-magnet filtration system
We developed a new water purification system using a continuous superconducting-magnet filtration system that removes… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Social inhibition of movement in domestic hens
Abstract The possibility that laying hens,Gallus gallus domesticus, limit their movements in order to minimize the number of high… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A comparative study of status signalling in sparrows (genus Zonotrichia)
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Forced copulation in captive mallards. I. Fertilization of eggs.
BERTRAM, B.C. R. 1980. Vigilance and group sizes in ostriches. Anim. Behav. 28: 278-286. CARACO, T. 1979a. Time budgeting and… 
1980
1980
Spatial consequences of aggressive behaviour in flocks of oystercatchers, Haematopus ostralegus L.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Winter social behaviour of dark-eyed juncos: Communication, social organization, and ecological implications
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Migration of Willow Ptarmigan in Arctic Alaska
Studies the movements of Lagopus lagopus through the narrow valley of Anaktuvuk Pass in the Brooks Range, recorded since 1948… 
1961
1961
Interspecies flocking of birds of montane forest in Oaxaca, Mexico
F ORAGING bird flocks containing several to many species are frequent during the non-breeding period in most of the world. I… 
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