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dc.contributor.authorWarne, RM
dc.contributor.authorJones, DN
dc.contributor.editorDavid W Morton
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:23:27Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:23:27Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.modified2009-11-06T05:49:20Z
dc.identifier.issn1035-3712
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/WR01108
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/6108
dc.description.abstractAlthough attacks on humans by Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) are a source of significant wildlife-human conflict in urban areas of Australia, little is known about the patterns of attack by these birds. Such information is essential for the development of sound management plans for this species. We examined the attack behaviour of 48 aggressive magpies from Brisbane during September-October 1999, paying particular attention to the types of intruders targeted. All attacking birds were male. A clear majority (71%) of birds attacked only one intruder type, with about half attacking pedestrians only; similar proportions targeted cyclists (8%) only and mail deliverers (10%) only. While all intruding cyclists and mail deliverers were attacked, magpies did not attack all pedestrian intruders, suggesting possible discrimination within this category. Management implications for these intruder types are discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/144.htm
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom265
dc.relation.ispartofpageto267
dc.relation.ispartofedition2003
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalWildlife Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume30
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.titleEvidence of target specificity in attacks by Australian magpies on humans
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.date.issued2003
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorJones, Darryl N.


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