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. 2021 Dec;102(12):e03501.
doi: 10.1002/ecy.3501. Epub 2021 Aug 24.

What the pluck? The theft of mammal hair by birds is an overlooked but common behavior with fitness implications

Henry S Pollock  1   2 , Sean E MacDonald  2 , Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni  3 , Jeffrey D Brawn  2 , Zachary S Sutton  2 , Mark E Hauber  1
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What the pluck? The theft of mammal hair by birds is an overlooked but common behavior with fitness implications

Henry S Pollock et al. Ecology. 2021 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: fur; hair; insulation; kleptotrichy; nesting material; species interactions.

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