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Boice, R. (1970). Competitive feeding behaviours in captive terrapene carolina carolina. Animal Behaviour, 18, 703–710.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Boice1970 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Terrapene, Terrapene carolina, Verhalten = ethology Creators: Boice Collection: Animal Behaviour |
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Two groups of box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) were observed for 15 weeks in pens where they competed for daily rations of meal worms. Hierarchies based on competitive-encounters won or lost were reliably stable and were accompanied by behaviours ranging from biting to pushing. Hierarchies based on precedence to initial meal worms within sessions were not reliable as the turtles did not anticipate or respond quickly to the onset of food availablity.
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