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Behavioural lateralisation in the Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)

Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 2006
In many vertebrates, the brain is lateralised such that each hemisphere is specialised to serve specific functions. This may translate into lateralisation in behaviour through preferential use of receptors or appendages associated with a particular hemisphere (e.g., handedness) or in differential responses to stimuli perceived on the animal's left or ...
A M, Hoffman, P E, Robakiewicz, E M, Tuttle, L J, Rogers   +3 more
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Cognition and Sleep in Australian Magpies

2022
Submitted in total fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Victoria.
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Management of aggressive Australian magpies by translocation

Wildlife Research, 2003
Attacks on humans by Australian magpies ( Gymnorhina tibicen ) cause a significant human–wildlife conflict in suburban environments throughout Australia. Community opposition to lethal control methods generally has, in part, led to an increase in the use of translocation as an alternative.
Jones, DN, Nealson, T
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Homeostatic regulation of NREM sleep, but not REM sleep, in Australian magpies

Sleep, 2021
AbstractStudy ObjectivesWe explore non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep homeostasis in Australian magpies (Cracticus tibicen tyrannica). We predicted that magpies would recover lost sleep by spending more time in NREM and REM sleep, and by engaging in more intense NREM sleep as indicated by increased slow-wave activity (SWA).
Johnsson, Robin D, Connelly, Farley, Vyssotski, Alexei L, Roth, Timothy C, Lesku, John A   +4 more
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Australian magpies

Current Biology
Robin D. Johnsson and colleagues introduce Australian magpies, which are not actually magpies.
Robin D, Johnsson, Farley, Connelly, John A, Lesku, Timothy C, Roth   +3 more
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Female Western Australian magpies discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar human voices

Ethology, 2021
AbstractThe ability to recognize familiar and unfamiliar individuals is important as it plays a central role in many social interactions. Previous research has found that some animal species can discriminate among conspecifics, and recent findings indicate that some species are also able to discriminate among heterospecifics, including humans.
Mylène Dutour, Sarah L. Walsh, Elizabeth M. Speechley, Amanda R. Ridley   +3 more
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Boldness of Urban Australian Magpies and Local Traffic Volume

Avian Biology Research, 2014
In order to successfully colonise the urban environment, birds must be able tolerate pedestrian and vehicle proximity, because exhibiting a strong fleeing response each time that a harmless traffic stimulus is encountered would be maladaptive. We examined whether a native ‘urban adapter’, the Australian magpie (Cracticus tibicen), varied in its ...
Isaac Gravolin, Michelle Key, Alan Lill
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Kleptoparasitism of Australian Magpie by Australian Ravens

Australian Field Ornithology, 2016
This note reports an observation of apparent kleptoparasitism by Australian Ravens Corvus coronoides . Such behaviour has rarely been recorded for Australian Ravens or other Australian corvids.
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Helping behaviour in Australian Magpies,Gymnorhina tibicen

Emu - Austral Ornithology, 2001
This study investigated the hypothesis that, within groups of the Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen, individuals are more likely to help close relatives than non-relatives. Observations of helping behaviour were made on nests and fledglings in 12 territories during the 1994 breeding season at Seymour, Victoria, on a colour-banded population of ...
Finn, PG, Hughes, JM
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Digestive function in Australian magpie geese ( Anseranas semipalmata )

Australian Journal of Zoology, 2000
The Australian magpie goose ( Anseranas semipalmata ) is not really a ‘goose’ but an aberrant species representing the monotypic family Anseranatidae. It is herbivorous but its ability to utilise dietary fibre is uncertain. We examined digestive processes in tame birds fed natural forages in metabolism cages and in wild birds.
Dawson, TJ, Whitehead, PJ, McLean, A, Fanning, FD, Dawson, WR   +4 more
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