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. 2018 Jun 18;13(6):e0199182. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199182

Table 1. A description of the behavioural parameters that were scored during the time inbred and outbred males were exposed to a female behind a peephole.

Behaviour Description
Attack Pecking and using feet to (attempt to) pin the opponent down
Beak wipes Rubbing the bill along a substrate repetitively
Chase Chasing the opponent in flight
Escape Escape from a chase or attack by flying away from the opponent
Feather shuffle Briefly pilo-erecting the feathers with a shuffling movement
Move away Stepping away from the opponent without flying away
Preening Scratching and/or cleaning the feathers
Threat display Staring at the opponent with the wings spread out and the head lowered
Time spent peeping Time spent in front of the peephole and looking at the female
Time spent on perch A Time spent on the perch that gives visual access to the peephole
Time spent on perch B Time spent on the perch that does not give visual access to the peephole