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Historical Note: An Observation of Territoriality in Birds Which Predates Scientific Reports

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Attention is called to a published observation of territorialism in the ostrich which preceded scientific development of the concept of territoriality by approximately 20 years.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49001, USA

    Paul T. Mountjoy & Gary W. Sears

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This paper was prepared during the junior author’s tenure as an Undergraduate Research Participant on Undergraduate Research Participation Grant No. GY-5860 of the National Science Foundation to Western Michigan University.

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Mountjoy, P.T., Sears, G.W. Historical Note: An Observation of Territoriality in Birds Which Predates Scientific Reports. Psychol Rec 20, 93–95 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393914

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