Title
Unlike American Robins (Turdus migratorius), European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) do not display roost-time restlessness
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Animal Learning & Behavior
Publication Date
6-1-1989
Abstract
The daily perch-hop activity of six captive European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) was observed under natural lighting over 12 months. Moderately high levels of early morning activity gradually declined throughout the day. Unlike robins (Turdus migratorius), however, the starlings showed no evidence of the brief burst of activity at dusk called roost-time restlessness (Eiserer, 1979). The present data support the hypothesis that roost-time restlessness depends upon the conjunction of territorial and roosting behaviors, which is the case for robins but not for starlings. © 1989 Psychonomic Society, Inc.
Volume
17
Issue
2
First Page
243
Last Page
246
DOI
10.3758/BF03207640
ISSN
00904996
E-ISSN
15325830
Recommended Citation
Eiserer, Leonard A. and Thompson, Roger K.R., "Unlike American Robins (Turdus migratorius), European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) do not display roost-time restlessness" (1989). Faculty Publications. 1562.
https://jayscholar.etown.edu/facpubharvest/1562
